Taxonavigation

Familia: Archaeobalanidae
Subfamilia: Archaeobalaninae
Genus: Conopea
Species: Conopea galeata

Name

Conopea galeata (Linnaeus, 1771: 544)

• Original genus: Lepas
• Symbiont: obligate commensal on gorgonians
• Type locality:
• Types:
• Distribution: North Carolina through West Indies and Gulf of Mexico to Venezuela; Southern California to Panama and Galapagos Island
• ZooBank: 57FFB7CF-D420-488A-B8DB-F796A0FA3952

Synonyms

• Conopea elongata Say, 1822: 324 (junior homonym)
  • ZooBank: D8C6DDC6-13E9-420D-997A-60A326EAB03F

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. 220] (as Balanus galeatus)

• Linnaeus, C. 1771. Mantissa Plantarum Altera. Generum Editionis VI et Specierum Editionis II. Holmiae [Stockholm]. pp. [6] + 143­–587, Appendix. BHL Reference page.  [See p. 544, as Lepas galatea]

• Newman, W.A.; Ross, A. 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. 55]

• 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. 236]

• Hanley, Sylvanus 1855: Ipsa Linnaei conchylia. The shells of Linnaeus, determined from his manuscripts and collection. By Sylvanus Hanley ... Also, an exact reprint of the Vermes Testacea of the "Systema naturae" and "Mantissa". Williams and Norgate, London. BHL Reference page.  [See p. 453] (reproduction of "Mantissa", and discussion of species)