Notomegabalanus kensleyi

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: Balanidae
Subfamilia: Megabalaninae
Tribus: Austromegabalanini
Genus: Notomegabalanus
Species: †Notomegabalanus kensleyi

Name

Notomegabalanus kensleyi (Pether, 1990: 2)

• Original genus: Austromegabalanus
• Original status: valid species
• Geological age: upper Pliocene, South Africa
• Type locality: Namaqualand Coastal POlain, South Africa, 30°19'29"S, 17°18'21"E
• Types: Holotype SAM-PQ-HP337a; paratypes SAM-PQ-HP337b-df, South African Museum
• ZooBank: FFE7A581-A842-4E95-A8C3-92FCAA52F5E7

References

• Pether, J. 1990. A new Austromegabalanus (Cirrepedia, Balanidae) from the Pliocene of Namaqualand, Cape Province, South Africa. Annals of the South African Museum 99(1): 1–13. article BHL Reference page.  [See p. 2, as Austromegabalanus (Notomegabalanus) kensleyi]
• 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. 276, as Notomegabalanus kensleyi]