Amphibalanus playagrandensis

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 playagrandensis

Name

Amphibalanus playagrandensis (Weisbord, 1966: 29)

• Original genus: Balanus
• Original status: valid species
• Geological age: Pliocene, Venezuela
• Type locality: Playa Grande Formation, Maiquetia Member, at W-26 in Quebrada las Bruscas app. 125m upstream from its junction with Quebrada Las Pailas
• Types: Holotype PRI R591a; paratypes PRI R591b-g
• ZooBank: 9941EFA2-A139-4D36-BEEE-ABA42B0490B2

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. 64, as Balanus playagrandensis]
• 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 playagrandensis]
• 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. 29, as Balanus (Balanus) playagrandensis]]]