Thecostraca - Balanomorpha - Balanidae
Parent taxon: Megabalaninae according to B. K. K. Chan et al. 2021
See also Jones 2007, McLaughlin et al. 2005 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Austromegabalanus, Fosterella, Notomegabalanus, Tasmanobalanus
Subtaxa: Megabalanus tintinnabulum
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Cape Verde (2 collections), Mexico (3), Peru (3), United States (5: California)
• Pliocene of Chile (2), Mexico (3), Peru (1), Portugal (1), United States (1: Florida)
• Miocene of Belgium (1), Brazil (2), Indonesia (1), United States (2: California)
• Oligocene of Slovenia (1)
• Eocene of Indonesia (1)
Total: 29 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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