Vulcanolepas buckeridgei

Vulcanolepas buckeridgei

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scalpelliformes
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: Scalpelliformes

Familia: Neolepadidae
Genus: Vulcanolepas
Species: Vulcanolepas buckeridgei

Name

Vulcanolepas buckeridgei Chan & Chang, 2018: 119

• Habitat: Obligate abyssal hydrothermal vent symbiont
• Type locality: Stn. Lau Basin 2005_JD-164, Lau Basin, Kilo Moana (22° 0' 0 S, 176° 0' 0 W, depth 2628 m)
• Types: Holotype MNHN-IU-2014-50277; paratype MNHN-IU-2014-5282
• Occurrence: Lau Basin, apparently widespread in hydrothermal fields
• ZooBank: A24B69B6-DCE5-495F-9EE5-F527D176550F

References

• Chan, B.K-K. & Chang, Y-W. 2018. A new deep-sea scalpelliform barnacle, Vulcanolepas buckeridgei sp. nov. (Eolepadidae: Neolepadinae) from hydrothermal vents in the Lau Basin. Zootaxa 4407(1): 117–129. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4407.1.8. Full article (PDF) Reference page.  [See p. 119, original description]

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