Paralepas americana

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lepadiformes
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 Ordo: Lepadiformes

Subordo: Heteralepadomorpha
Familia: Heteralepadidae
Genus: Paralepas
Species: Paralepas americana

Name

Paralepas americana Pilsbry, 1953: 16

• Type locality: "Triton" Station off Palm Beach, 26°41'N, 80°02'W, 60-80 fathoms, on spines of Stylocidaris affinis
• Types: ANSP
• Distribution: Off Florida coast, 60-80 fathoms
• ZooBank: C29DCA31-7234-4921-9427-526CC2BF5953

References

• Pilsbry, H.A. 1953: Notes on Floridan barnacles (Cirripedia). Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 105: 13–28. JSTOR Reference page.  [See p. 16, original description as Paralepas minuta americana]

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• Weisbord, N.E. 1979. Lepadomorph and verrucomorph barnacles (Cirripedia) of Florida and adjacent waters, with an addendum on the Rhizocephala. Bulletins of American paleontology, 76(306): 1-156. BHLReference page.  [See p. 12, as Paralepas americana, elevate to full species]

Links

• BHL bibliography
• Paralepas americana – Taxon details on Encyclopedia of Life (EOL).
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Paralepas americana.
• ION
• Paralepas americana in the World Register of Marine Species