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Elminius
Description | Elminius is a genus of barnacles in the family Austrobalanidae, containing these species: From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elminius, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Maxillopoda : Sessilia : Balanidae : Elminius | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Maxillopoda : Elminius | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Elminius Leach, 1825 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Leach, William E. 1825. A tabular view of the genera composing the class Cirripedes, with descriptions of the species of Otion, Cineras, and Clyptra. The Zoological Journal 2(6): 208-215. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Extant Size (PBDB) | 1 (100%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary, attached, epibiont (based on Cirripedia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | limited (based on Cirripedia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | suspension feeder (based on Cirripedia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elminius |
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Elminius cristallinus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Elminius kingii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Elminius modestus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Elminius plicatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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2002 | Elminius Sepkoski, Jr. |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!