Austrobalanus

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Austrobalanus
Temporal range: Late Eocene–recent [1]
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Austrobalanus imperator, Australia
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Thecostraca
Subclass: Cirripedia
Order: Balanomorpha
Superfamily: Coronuloidea
Family: Austrobalanidae
Newman & Ross, 1976
Genus: Austrobalanus
Pilsbry, 1916

Austrobalanus is a genus of symmetrical sessile barnacles in the family Austrobalanidae, [2] [3] the sole genus of the family. [3] [4] There are three described species in Austrobalanus, one of which is only known from the fossil record. [2]

Species

These species belong to the genus Austrobalanus: [2]

References

  1. ↑ "Austrobalanus Pilsbry 1916". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 "Austrobalanus Pilsbry, 1916". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. 2025. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
  3. 1 2 Chan, Benny K. K.; Dreyer, Niklas; Gale, Andy S.; Glenner, Henrik; et al. (2021). "The evolutionary diversity of barnacles, with an updated classification of fossil and living forms". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 193 (3): 789–846. doi: 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaa160 . hdl: 11250/2990967 .
  4. ↑ "Austrobalanidae Newman & Ross, 1976". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. 2025. Retrieved 30 March 2025.


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