Taxonavigation

Subordo: Heteralepadomorpha
Familia: Heteralepadidae
Genus: Heteralepas
Species: Heteralepas ovalis

Name

Heteralepas ovalis (Hoek, 1907: 42)

• Original genus: Alepas
• Type locality: Siboga sta. 267, 5° 54' S, 132° 56.7' E, 984 m, on echinoid spine (Porocidaris elegans)
• Types:
• Distribution: Known only from holotype
• ZooBank

References

• Hoek, P.P.C. 1907: The Cirripedia of the Siboga Expedition: A. Cirripedia Pedunculata. Siboga-Expeditie XXXI. EJ Brill. BHL Reference page.  [See p. 42, original description as Alepas ovalis]

• Buhl-Mortensen, L. & Newman, W.A., 2004: A new pedunculate barnacle (Cirripedia: Heteralepadidae) from the Northwest Atlantic. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 117(3): 385–397. BHLReference page.  [See Table 1]

• Newman, W.A. 1960. Five pedunculate Cirripeds From the Western Pacific, Including Two New Forms. Crustaceana, 1(2): 100–116. JSTOR Reference page.  [See p. 109, as Heteralepas ovalis]

• Pilsbry, H.A. 1907: The barnacles (Cirripedia) contained in the collections of the U.S. National Museum. Bulletin -- United States National Museum 60: 1–122. BHL Reference page.  [See p. 101, generic reassignment by inference]