Membranobalanus cuneiformis

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 Superordo: Thoracica Ordo: Sessilia Subordo: Balanomorpha Infraordo: Neobalanoformes Superfamilia: Balanoidea

Familia: Archaeobalanidae
Subfamilia: Archaeobalaninae
Genus: Membranobalanus
Species: Membranobalanus cuneiformis

Name

• Membranobalanus cuneiformis (Hiro, 1936): 627
  • Original genus: Balanus
  • Symbiontː commensal on sponge Cliona sp.
  • Type localityː Malaya Archipelago
  • Typusː Type, SMBL 20
  • Distributionː North Australia, Arafura, East and South China Sea, Japan

References

• Hiro, F. 1936: Report on the Cirripedia collected in the Malayan waters by the ship "Zuihomaru". Japanese Journal of Zoology 6(19): 621–636. Reference page.  [See p. 627, as Balanus cuneiformis]

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• Jones, D.S., Hewitt, M.A. & Sampey, A. 2000. A checklist of the Cirripedia of the South China Sea. In The Biodiversity of South China Sea. Raffles bulletin of zoology, supplement (8): 233–307. Full article (PDF) Reference page.  [See p. 267, distribution]
• Jones, D.S. & Hosie, A.M. 2016. A checklist of the barnacles (Cirripedia: Thoracica) of Singapore and neighbouring waters. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, Supplement 34 (Part I): 241–311. Full article (PDF) Reference page.  [See p. 273, distribution, synonymy]
• 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. 52, as Membranobalanus cuneiformis, generic re-assignment]
• Zullo, V.A. & Beach, D.B. 1973. New species of Membranobalanus Hoek and Hexecreusia Zullo (Cirripedia: Balanidae) from the Galapagos Archipelago. Contributions in Science 249: 1–16. BHL. Reference page.  [See p. 7, mention]