Balanus rostratus apertus

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: Balaninae
Genus: Balanus
Species: Balanus rostratus
Subspecies: Balanus rostratus apertus

Name

Balanus rostratus apertus Pilsbry, 1911: 74

• Original status: valid subspecies
• Symbiont on hexactinellid sponge Aphrocallistes vastus
• Type locality: Albatross station 4778, Bering Sea, 52°12'N, 179°52'E, in sponge, 43 fathoms
• Types: Holotype USNM 38677; paratypes USNM 38668, 38669
• ZooBank: A89EE4A3-FB64-4023-9858-E675CBBBA0F8

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. 61, as synonym of Balanus rostratus]
• Pilsbry, H.A. 1911. Barnacles of Japan and Bering Sea. Bulletin of the United States Bureau of Fisheries, 29: 61–84. BHLReference page.  [See p. 74]
• Pilsbry, H.A. 1916. The sessile barnacles (Cirripedia) contained in the collections of the US National Museum; including a monograph of the American species. Bulletin of the United States National Museum (93) DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.1144 Reference page.  [See p. 144]