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Notomegabalanus decorus

Thecostraca - Balanomorpha - Balanidae

Taxonomy
Balanus decorus was named by Darwin (1854). It is extant.

It was recombined as Notomegabalanus decorus by Lauriat-Rage et al. (2002).

Subspecies

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1854Balanus decorus Darwin
2002Notomegabalanus decorus Lauriat-Rage et al. p. 281

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
Mandibulata
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
subphylumCrustaceaBrünnich 1772
RankNameAuthor
classThecostraca(Gruvel 1905)
subclassCirripedia(Rafinesque 1816)
infraclassThoracica(Darwin 1854)
superorderThoracicalcarea()
Sessilia(Lamarck 1818)
orderBalanomorpha(Pilsbry 1916)
superfamilyBalanoideaLeach 1817
familyBalanidaeLeach 1817
subfamilyMegabalaninaeNewman 1979
genusNotomegabalanusNewman 1979
speciesdecorus(Darwin 1854)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

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Diagnosis
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