Chesaconcavus Zullo 1992 (barnacle)

Thecostraca - Balanomorpha - Balanidae

Full reference: V. A. Zullo. 1992. Revision of the balanid barnacle genus Concavus Newman, 1982, with the description of a new subfamily, two new genera, and eight new species. The Paleontological Society Memoir 27:1-46

Parent taxon: Concavinae according to B. K. K. Chan et al. 2021

See also Sepkoski 2002 and Zullo 1992

Sister taxa: Alessandriella, Arossia, Concavus, Menesiniella, Paraconcavus, Zulloconcavus

Subtaxa: Chesaconcavus belgradensis Chesaconcavus chesapeakensis Chesaconcavus myosulcatus Chesaconcavus proteus Chesaconcavus rossi Chesaconcavus santamaria Chesaconcavus tamiamiensis

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Type: Balanus concavus chesapeakensis

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Pliocene of United States (9: Florida, North Carolina, Virginia collections)

• Miocene of Germany (1), United States (21: Florida, Maryland, Virginia)

• Oligocene to Miocene of United States (1: South Carolina)

Total: 32 collections including 45 occurrences

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