Thecostraca - Balanomorpha - Balanidae
Belongs to Balanus according to Zullo 1984
Sister taxa: Balanus amaryllis, Balanus amphitrite, Balanus asteroides, Balanus bloxhamensis, Balanus calidus, Balanus cantelli, Balanus crenatus, Balanus eburneus, Balanus glandula, Balanus halosydne, Balanus humilis, Balanus improvisus, Balanus leonensis, Balanus multiseptatus, Balanus niveus, Balanus nubilus, Balanus ochlockonensis, Balanus ornatus, Balanus polyporus, Balanus reticulatus, Balanus rostratus, Balanus scutorum, Balanus silverdalensis, Balanus subalbidus, Balanus trigonus, Balanus vadaszi, Balanus venustus
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Locality 401 (Plum Point Marl, Calvert Fm), Zone 10 (Miocene of Maryland)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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