Epibrachylepas smeetsi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Balanoformes

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: Balanoformes

Genus: †Epibrachylepas
Species: Epibrachylepas smeetsi

Name

• Epibrachylepas smeetsi (Bosquet, 1857: 28)
  • Original genus: Mitella
  • Geological age: Cretaceous (Maastrichtian)
  • Type locality: Between Vilt and Sibbe, Limbourg, Holland
  • Types: Lectotype (Pl 3, fig. 11a-c), Smeets Collection, present location unknown
  • Distribution: Known only from type locality
  • ZooBank: AD314FA6-86E9-49B8-AE6A-55D191343850

References

• Bosquet, J.A.H. 1857. Notice sur quelques Cirripèdes récemment découverts dans le Terrain Crétacé du Duché de Limbourg. Natuurkundige Verhandelingen uitgegeven door de Hollandsche Maatschappij voor Wetenschappen te Haarlem, 2(13): 1–36. Reference page.  [See p. 28, as Mitella smeetsi, original description]

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• Gale, A.S. & Sørensen, A.M. 2014. Origin of the balanomorph barnacles (Crustacea, Cirripedia, Thoracica): new evidence from the Late Cretaceous (Campanian) of Sweden. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 13(9): 781–824. DOI: 10.1080/14772019.2014.954824 Reference page.  [See p. 20, as Epibrachylepas smeetsi, generic reassignment]
• Withers, T.H. 1935: Catalog of fossil Cirripedia in the Department of Geology of the British Museum. Vol. 2, Cretaceous. London, British Museum, 433 p. Reference page.  [See p. 336, as Proverruca smeetsi, generic reassignment]

Links

• BHL bibliography
• Epibrachylepas smeetsi – Taxon details on Encyclopedia of Life (EOL).
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Epibrachylepas smeetsi.
• ION