Amphibalanus caribensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Balanoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Superclassis: Multicrustacea Classis: Thecostraca Subclassis: Cirripedia Infraclassis: Thoracica Superordine: Thoracicalcarea Subordo: Balanomorpha Superfamilia: Balanoidea

Familia: Balanidae
Subfamilia: Amphibalaninae
Genus: Amphibalanus
Species: †Amphibalanus caribensis

Name

Amphibalanus caribensis (Weisbord, 1966: 23)

• Original genus: Balanus
• Original status: valid species
• Geological age: Pliocene, Venezuela
• Type locality: Playa Grande Formation, Catia Member, in bluff 125 m west of intersection of Playa Grande Yachting Club road and coast road
• Types: Holotype PRI K589b; paratypes PRI K591a, M591a,b,e,f,g, N591a
• ZooBank: DB2BD3BF-BE39-4F08-8E92-0EBF019C6983

References

• Newman, W.A. & Ross, E. 1976. Revision of the balanomorph barnacles; including a catalog of the species. Memoirs of the San Diego Society of Natural History, (9) BHL Reference page.  [See p. 63, as Balanus caribensis]
• Pitombo, F.B. 2004. Phylogenetic analysis of the Balanidae (Cirripedia, Balanomorpha). Zoologica Scripta 33(3): 261–276. DOI: 10.1111/j.0300-3256.2004.00145.x Reference page.  [See p. 275, as Amphibalanus caribensis]
• Weisbord, N.E. 1966: Some late Cenozoic cirripeds from Venezuela and Florida. Bulletins of American Paleontology 50(225): 5-146. BHL Reference page.  [See p. 23, as Balanus (Balanus) caribensis]