Megabalanus tulipiformis

Taxonavigation

Familia: Balanidae
Subfamilia: Megabalaninae
Tribus: Megabalanini
Genus: Megabalanus
Species: Megabalanus tulipiformis

Name

• Megabalanus tulipiformis (Darwin, 1854): 204
  • Original genus: Balanus
  • Original status: valid species
  • Stratigraphic and geographic distribution: middle Miocene to Pleistocene, Italy, France, Algeria; living, Mediterranean, down East Atlantic Coast Bay of Biscay to Angola
  • Type locality: unknown
  • Types: BMNH
  • ZooBank: E156951E-CBC8-43E8-B9EE-620318FFEDC6

References

• Darwin, C. 1854. A monograph on the sub-class Cirripedia with figures of all species. Vol. 2: The Balanidae, The Verrucidae. BHL London: Ray Society. Reference page.  [See p. 204, as Balanus tulipiformis]

• Ellis, J. 1758: An account of several rare species of barnacles. Philosophical Transactions, Royal Society London, 50: 845–856, pi. 34. JSTORReference page.  [See p. 851] (not considered binomial worker, so is not considered original author by Henry & McLaughlin)
• Henry, D.P. & McLaughlin, P.A. 1986. The Recent species of Megabalanus (Cirripedia: Balanomorpha) with special emphasis on Balanus tintinnabulum (Linnaeus) sensu lato. Zoologische verhandelingen 235(8): 1–69. PDF. Reference page.  [See p. 53] (uses Darwin as author)
• Menesini, E. & Casella, C. 1988. Balanidi Pliocenici della Provincia di Almeria (Andalusia Orientale - Spagna). Studio Sistematico. Atti della Società Toscana della Scienze naturali, Memorie, Serie A 95: 231–269. pdf Reference page.  [See p. 252, discussion, synonymy]
• Newman, W.A. & Ross, E. 1976. Revision of the balanomorph barnacles; including a catalog of the species. Memoirs of the San Diego Society of Natural History, (9) BHL Reference page.  [See p. 69, as Megabalanus tulipiformis]