Taxonavigation

Familia: Scalpellidae
Subfamilia: Meroscalpellinae
Genus: Meroscalpellum
Species: Meroscalpellum bifurcatum

Name

Meroscalpellum bifurcatum (Zevina, 1973: 1003)

• Original genus: Scalpellum
• Type locality: "OB" station 320; 3° 55' N, 88° 40.7' E, 4151 m
• Types: Holotype N-Mg 905
• Distribution: Widespread in deep water
• ZooBank: BE98A4E1-74EA-4205-B5B1-F49720114398

References

• Foster, B.A.; Buckeridge, J. S. 1995: Barnacles (Cirripedia, Thoracica) of seas off Reunion Island and the East Indies. Bulletin du Muséum national d'histoire naturelle (A), 4th series, 16(2-4): 345–382. Reference page.  [See p. 173, as Meroscalpellum bifurcatum, ontogeny and distribution]

• Zevina, G.B. 1973. Scalpellidae (Cirripedia) from the Indian Ocean. 2. Species of the subgenera Annandaleum, Mesoscalpellum and Neoscalpellum of the genus Scalpellum. Zoologicheskiy Zhurnal, 52(7): 1000–1007. (in Russian). Reference page.  [See p. 1003, as Scalpellum (Mesoscalpellum) bifurcatum, original description]

• Zevina, G.B. 1978: A new classification of the family Scalpellidae Pilsbry (Cirripedia, Thoracica) Part 1. Subfamilies Lithotryinae, Calanticinae, Pollicipinae, Scalpellinae, Brochiinae and Scalpellopsinae. Zoologichesky zhurnal 57: 998-1007. Reference page.  [See p. 1346. as Meroscalpellum bifurcatum, generic reassignment]