Taxonavigation

Familia: Balanidae
Subfamilia: Concavinae
Genus: †Concavus
Species: †Concavus concavus

Name

Concavus concavus (Bronn, 1831: 127)

• Original genus: Balanus
• Geological range: Pliocene-lower Pleistocene, western Europe
• Type locality: Pliocene (Piacenzian), Sabbi di Valle Andona, Province of Asti, Italy
• Types: unknown

References

• Bronn, H. 1831. Italiens Tertiar-Gebilde und deren organische Einschlusse. Heidelberg, 176 p. BHL Reference page.  [See p. 127, as Balanus concavus]

• 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. 235, as Balanus concavus]

• Newman, W.A. 1982: A review of the extant taxa of the "Group of Balanus concavus" (Cirripedia, Thoracica) and a proposal for genus-group ranks. Crustaceana 43: 25–36. JSTOR Reference page.  [See p. 28, as Concavus concavus]

• 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. 61, as Balanus concavus concavus]

• Radwańska, U. & Radwański, A. 2008. Eco-taphonomy of mass-aggregated giant balanids Concavus (Concavus) concavus (DARWIN, 1854) from the Lower Pliocene (Zanclean) of Rafina near Pikermi (Attica, Greece). Acta Geologica Polonica 58 (1): 87-103. Full article (PDF) Reference page.  (discusses taxonomy and nomenclature)

• Zullo, V.A. 1992. Revision of the balanid barnacle genus Concavus Newman, 1982, with the description of a new subfamily, two new genera, and eight new species. Paleontological society memoir, 27: 1–46. JSTOR Reference page.  [See p. 5, as Concavus concavus] (See for complete synonymy)