Cryptolepas murata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Coronuloidea

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: Coronuloidea

Familia: Coronulidae
Subfamilia: Cryptolepadinae
Genus: Cryptolepas
†Species: Cryptolepas murata

Name

Cryptolepas murata Zullo, 1961: 14

• Geological age: late Pleistocene, Baja California
• Type locality: San Quintin Bay, Baja California; 1 mi. S of San Quintin pier at base of cliffs
• Types: Holotype UCMP 34676; paratype UCMP 34677
• Distribution: known only from type locality
• ZooBank: CE974558-0D2B-4B5F-A9F2-C4D6A468E926

References

• Zullo, V. A. 1961. A new whale barnacle from San Quintin Bay, Baja California. Veliger, 4(1): 13–14. BHL Reference page.  [See p. 14, original description]

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• Collareta, A., Margiotta, S., Varola, A., Catanzariti, R., Bosselaers, M. & Bianucci, G. 2016. A new whale barnacle from the early Pleistocene of Italy suggests an ancient right whale breeding ground in the Mediterranean. Comptes Rendus Palevol, 15(5): 473–481. DOI: 10.1016/j.crpv.2015.10.006 Reference page.  [See p. 5, resemblances to other species]
• 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. 45]

Links

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