†Brachylepas (barnacle)
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Thecostraca - Balanomorpha - Brachylepadidae
Parent taxon: Brachylepadidae according to A. S. Gale and S. U. Vidovic 2023
See also Alekseev 2009, Chan et al. 2021, Gale 2015, Gale 2019 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Calvatilepas, Crithmumlepas, Epibrachylepas, Fallaxlepas, Parabrachylepas
Subtaxa: Brachylepas americana Brachylepas angulosa Brachylepas guascoi Brachylepas hantonensis Brachylepas naissanti Brachylepas thieli
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Belgium (1 collection), Kazakhstan (1), the Netherlands (1), Poland (5), Sweden (1), United States (2: Arkansas, Mississippi)
Total: 11 collections including 12 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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