Lophobalanus

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 Subphylum: Crustacea Superclassis: Multicrustacea Classis: Thecostraca Subclassis: Cirripedia Superordo: Thoracica Ordo: Sessilia Subordo: Balanomorpha Infraordo: Neobalanoformes Superfamilia: Balanoidea

Familia: Archaeobalanidae
Subfamilia: Archaeobalaninae
Genus: †Lophobalanus
Species (2†): †L. baumi – †L. kellumi

Name

Lophobalanus Zullo, 1984: 1316

• Original status: valid genus
• Type species: Solidobalanus (Hesperibalanus) kellumi Zullo; Baum, 1979: 240
  • Fixation: original designation

References

• Zullo, V.A. 1984: New genera and species of balanoid barnacles from the Oligocene and Miocene of North Carolina. Journal of paleontology 58(5): 1312-1338. JSTOR Reference page.  [See p. 1316]