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Acasta vesiculosa

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)7472153https://www.gbif.org/species/7472153
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)361373https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=361373
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Maxillopoda : Sessilia : Archaeobalanidae : Acasta : Acasta vesiculosa
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Maxillopoda : Sessilia : Archaeobalanidae : Acasta : Acasta vesiculosa
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Ecdysozoa
-Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumMandibulata
-Pancrustacea
subphylumCrustaceaBrünnich 1772
classMaxillopodaDahl 1956
subclassCirripedia
superorderThoracica
orderSessiliaLamarck 1818
suborderBalanomorphaPilsbry 1916
superfamilyChionolasmatoideaBuckeridge 1983
familyArchaeobalanidaeNewman and Ross 1976
genusAcastaLeach 1817
speciesAcasta vesiculosaCarriol 2008
Generic NameAcasta
Scientific NameAcasta vesiculosa Carriol, 2008
Name Published InCarriol, René-Pierre. 2008. New genus and new species of Cirripedia (Chthamalidae, Tetraclitidae, Archaeobalanidae and Balanidae) from the Middle Miocene of the faluns of Touraine (France). Zootaxa 1675: 31-48.
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Acasta vesiculosaspeciesbelongs to Acastastated with evidenceCarriol, 2008
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance20.4 - 16.0 Ma
Miocene
Last Recorded Appearance20.4 - 16.0 Ma
Miocene
Motilitystationary, attached, epibiont (based on Cirripedia)
Visionlimited (based on Cirripedia)
Dietsuspension feeder (based on Cirripedia)
Primary Reference (PBDB)S. Schneider, B. Berning, and M. A. Bitner, R. -P. Carriol, M. Jaeger, J. Kriwet, A. Kroh, W. Werner. 2009. A parautochthonous shallow marine fauna from the Late Burdigalian (early Ottnangian) of Gurlarn (Lower Bavaria, SE Germany): Macrofaunal inventory and paleoecology. Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie 254(1-2):63-103

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Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
2008Acasta vesiculosa Carriol

References

Schneider S., Berning B., et al (2009) A parautochthonous shallow marine fauna from the Late Burdigalian (early Ottnangian) of Gurlarn (Lower Bavaria, SE Germany): Macrofaunal inventory and paleoecology, Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie 254 1-2, 63-103
Carriol, R.-P. (2008). New genus and new species of Cirripedia (Chthamalidae, Tetraclitidae, Archaeobalanidae and Balanidae) from the Middle Miocene of the faluns of Touraine (France). Zootaxa. 1675: 31-48. - via World Register of Marine Species
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!
 
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