Austromegabalanus
Genus of barnacles
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Austromegabalanus is a genus of giant barnacles.[3][4] It contains both extant and extinct species.[1][3]
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| Austromegabalanus Temporal range: | |
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| Austromegabalanus zulloi (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Thecostraca |
| Subclass: | Cirripedia |
| Order: | Balanomorpha |
| Family: | Balanidae |
| Subfamily: | Megabalaninae |
| Genus: | Austromegabalanus Newman, 1979[2] |
Species
There are nine extant and fossil species:[3]
- †Austromegabalanus carrioli Collareta et al., 2019[5]
- Austromegabalanus cylindricus (Gmelin, 1780)[6][7]
- Austromegabalanus isolde (Holthius & Silvertsen, 1967)[7]
- Austromegabalanus kensleyi Pether, 1990
- Austromegabalanus nigrescens (Lamarck, 1818)[7]
- †Austromegabalanus piscoensis Carriol et al., 1987 [7]
- Austromegabalanus psittacus (Molina, 1788)[7]
- †Austromegabalanus victoriensis Buckeridge, 1983 [7]
- Austromegabalanus zulloi Newman, 1979[7]
