Taxonavigation

Familia: Archaeobalanidae
Subfamilia: Archaeobalaninae
Genus: Chirona
Species (3 + 4†): C. evermanni – C. hameri – C. tenuis – †C. burhabalangensis – †C. birmanicus – †C. sublaevis – †C. varians

Check (1†): †C. unguiformis

[Source: WoRMS+ authors]

Name

Chirona Gray, 1835: 37

• Original status: valid genus
• Type species: Lepas hameri Ascanius, 1767
  • Fixation: Subsequent designation by Pilsbry, 1916
• ZooBank: 6A2DFF6E-4EFB-4876-9E61-F5CA4E5324D9

References

• Gray, J.E. In Lyell, C. 1835: The Bakerian Lecture. On the Proofs of a Gradual Rising of the Land in Certain Parts of Sweden. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society 125: 1–38. JSTORReference page.  [See p. 37, as section Chirona]

• 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. 52, as Chirona (Chirona)]

• Pilsbry, H.A. 1916: The sessile barnacles (Cirripedia) contained in the collections of the US National Museum; including a monograph of the American species. Bulletin of the United States National Museum, (93) DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.1144 Reference page.  [See p. 203, as Balanus (Chirona)]