Hesperibalanus proinus

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 proinus

Name

• Hesperibalanus proinus (Woodring, 1950 [issued 24 January 1951]: 92)
  • Original genus: Balanus
  • Geological age: Pliocene, California
  • Type locality: "Locality 236" [= USGS {Washington, DC register} locality 14626], Casmalia Hills, California
  • Typus: USNM 560107
  • ZooBank: EB1D2D48-76DC-45AA-9638-02E7A5781365

References

• Woodring, W.P. 1950. In Woodring, W. P.; Bramlette, M. N.: Geology and Paleontology of the Santa Maria District, California. U.S. Geological Survey, Professional Paper 222: 1–185. PDFReference page.  [See p. 92] (as Balanus hesperius proinus)

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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) proinus]
• Zullo, V.A. 1969: Thoracic Cirripedia of the San Diego Formation, San Diego County, California. Contributions in Science Los Angeles County Museum 159: 1-25. BHLReference page.  [See p. 16 as Balanus (Hesperibalanus) proinus]