Hesperibalanus cornwalli

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: Archaeobalanidae
Subfamilia: Archaeobalaninae
Genus: Hesperibalanus
Species: Hesperibalanus cornwalli

Name

• Hesperibalanus cornwalli (Zullo, 1966): 200
  • Original genus: Balanus
  • Geological ageː late Eocene
  • Type localityː Type section, Cowlitz Formation, Castle Rock quadrangle (1953), NWl/4 of

NE 1/4 of Sec. 33, T11N, R2W along west bank of Cowlitz River about 1/3 mi. south of bend in river. Buff, unconsolidated sandstone about 5 feet thick

• • Typus: Holotype UCMP 12074; paratypes UCMP 12167-12170
  • Distribution: Lewis County, Washington
  • ZooBank: 4C0A6EB8-6CB8-428D-B11F-69A3F221B6C1

References

• Zullo, V. A. 1966. A new species of Balanus (Cirripedia, Thoracica) from the late Eocene Cowlitz Formation of southern Washington, U.S.A. Crustaceana 11(2): 198-204. JSTOR Reference page.  [See p. 200, original description as Balanus (?Hesperibalanus) cornwalli]

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• 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. 51, as Solidobalanus (Hesperibalanus) cornwalli]