Chirona birmanicus

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: Archaeobalanidae
Subfamilia: Archaeobalaninae
Genus: Chirona
Species: †Chirona birmanicus

Name

• Chirona birmanicus (Withers, 1923): 288
  • Original genus: Balanus
  • Geological age: Miocene
  • Type locality: 1/4 mi west of Banbyin (Thayetmyo District), Lower Burma
  • Typus: holotype BMNH In. 15438
  • Distributionː type area
  • ZooBank: 3891EABF-36E5-4F89-AC11-A3C552C640F5

References

• Withers, T.H. 1923: Revision of some fossil balanomorph barnacles from Indian and the East Indian Archipelago. Records of the Geological Survey of India 54(3): 281-295. Reference page.  [See p. 288, original description as Balanus (Chirona) birmanicus]

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• 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. 50, as Chirona (Chirona) bimanicus, misspelling]