Austrobalanus antarcticus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Tetraclitoidea

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 Superordo: Thoracica Ordo: Sessilia Subordo: Balanomorpha Infraordo: Neobalanoformes Superfamilia: Tetraclitoidea

Familia: Austrobalanidae
Subfamilia: Austrobalaninae
Genus: Austrobalanus
Species: †Austrobalanus antarcticus

Name

• Austrobalanus antarcticus Buckeridge, 2000: 330
  • Geological age: Late Eocene (Bartonian to early Priabonian)
  • Type locality: Mt. Discovery Area, McMurdo Sound, Antarctica; locality E308
  • Types: Holotype USNM 492751; paratypes USNM 492752-492756
  • Distribution: Known only from type area
  • ZooBank: D45071B4-08C6-4377-B9D0-E1922379629C

References

• Buckeridge, J.S. 2000. A new species of Austrobalanus (Cirripedia, Thoracica) from Eocene erratics, Mount Discovery, McMurdo Sound, East Antarctica. Antarctic Research Series 76: 329–333. Reference page.  [See p. 330]

Links

• BHL bibliography
• Austrobalanus antarcticus – Taxon details on Encyclopedia of Life (EOL).
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Austrobalanus antarcticus.
• ION
• Austrobalanus antarcticus in the World Register of Marine Species