Chesaconcavus rossi 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

Belongs to Chesaconcavus according to V.A. Zullo 1992

Sister taxa: Chesaconcavus belgradensis, Chesaconcavus chesapeakensis, Chesaconcavus myosulcatus, Chesaconcavus proteus, Chesaconcavus santamaria, Chesaconcavus tamiamiensis

Type specimen: USNM 459058, an other

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Miocene of United States (6: Maryland, Virginia collections)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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