Thecostraca - Scalpellomorpha - Scalpellidae
Full reference: J. S. H. Collins. 1973. Cirripedes from the Upper Cretaceous of Alabama and Mississippi, Eastern Gulf Region, USA. Part 1. Palaeontology. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Geology 23(6):349-380
Belongs to Arcoscalpellum according to W. F. Canis and V. A. Zullo 1986
See also Collins 1973
Sister taxa: Arcoscalpellum bakeri, Arcoscalpellum campus, Arcoscalpellum choctawensis, Arcoscalpellum distinctum, Arcoscalpellum euglyphum, Arcoscalpellum gaultinum, Arcoscalpellum habanense, Arcoscalpellum hartleyi, Arcoscalpellum jacksonense, Arcoscalpellum knapptonensis, Arcoscalpellum michellottianum, Arcoscalpellum moskvini, Arcoscalpellum pulchellum, Arcoscalpellum quadratum, Arcoscalpellum raricostatum, Arcoscalpellum renevieri, Arcoscalpellum singletoni, Arcoscalpellum toulmini, Arcoscalpellum velutinum, Arcoscalpellum withersi
Type specimen: PRI 6072. Its type locality is Public road through W.M. Steele land, which is in a Campanian carbonate chalk in the Mooreville Chalk Formation of Alabama.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of United States (11: Alabama, Mississippi collections)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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