Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Balanoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Superclassis: Multicrustacea
Classis: Thecostraca
Subclassis: Cirripedia
Superordo: Thoracica
Ordo: Sessilia
Subordo: Balanomorpha
Infraordo: Neobalanoformes
Superfamilia: Balanoidea

Familia: Balanidae
Subfamilia: Amphibalaninae
Genus: Amphibalanus
Species: Amphibalanus amphitrite
Subspecies: Amphibalanus amphitrite amphitrite

Name

Amphibalanus amphitrite amphitrite (Darwin, 1854: 240)

  • Original genus: Balanus
  • Original status: valid nominate subspecies, as Balanus amphitrite communis
  • Type area: lectotype area, Natal, South Africa (by Harding, 1962: 274)
  • Types: lectotype BMNH 1961.12.6.1a-c, by Harding, 1962: 274
  • ZooBank: FF442D18-8583-45B4-B139-521DBD83455D

Synonymy

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. 240, as Balanus amphitrite communis] (Note 1: Darwin, when naming several varieties of one species, would name one as communis, which is to be taken as nominate subspecies) (Note 2: name communis pre-occupied for Balanus by B. communis (Pulteney, 1799), which is junior synonym for Perforatus perforatus)
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