Paraconcavus neusensis

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: Concavinae
Genus: Paraconcavus
Species: †Paraconcavus neusensis

Name

Paraconcavus neusensis (Zullo & Miller, 1986: 723)

• Original genus: Balanus
• Original status: valid species
• Geological age: lower Pliocene, North Carolina
• Type locality: James City Formation, Crepidula fornicata biostrome, Johnson Point, Neuse River, Craven County, North Carolina
• Types: Holotype USNM 405366
• ZooBank: 709E5905-EBD6-4D56-BC5B-DE5A832BB07E

References

• Zullo, V.A. 1992. Revision of the balanid barnacle genus Concavus Newman, 1982, with the description of a new subfamily, two new genera, and eight new species. Paleontological Society Memoir 27: 1–46. JSTOR Reference page.  [See p. 38] (as Paraconcavus neusensis)
• Zullo, V.A.; Miller, W., III 1986: Barnacles (Cirripedia: Balanidae) from the lower Pleistocene James City Formation, North Carolina Coastal Plain, with the description of a new species of Balanus Da Costa. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 99(4): 717-730. BHL Reference page.  [See p. 723] (as Balanus neusensis)