Megabalanus clippertonensis

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: Megabalaninae
Tribus: Megabalanini
Genus: Megabalanus
Species: Megabalanus clippertonensis

Name

Megabalanus clippertonensis (Zullo, 1969: 503)

• Original genus: Balanus
• Original status: valid subspecies
• Type locality: Beach and nearshore intertidal on northeast side of Clipperton Island 1 km either side of spot indicated as "landing place" on US Navy Hydrographic Office Chart no. 1680
• Types: Holotype UCMP 10184; paratypes UCMP 10185; CAS 13153
• ZooBank: 4CAA4D4B-EA30-4B01-A712-144C6177E109

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. 67, as Megabalanus clippertonensis]
• Pitombo, F.B. 2004. Phylogenetic analysis of the Balanidae (Cirripedia, Balanomorpha). Zoologica Scripta 33(3): 261–276. DOI: 10.1111/j.0300-3256.2004.00145.x Reference page.  [See p. 275]
• Zullo, V.A. 1969. A new subspecies of Balanus tintinnabulum from Clipperton Island, Eastern Pacific. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, 4th series 36(16): 501-510. BHL Reference page.  [See p. 503. as Balanus (Megabalanus) tintinnabulum clippertonensis]