Taxonavigation

Sessilia incertae sedis
Genus: †Pachydiadema
Species (1): P. cretaceum

Name

†Pachydiadema Withers, 1935: 389

• Considered by Buckeridge, 1995: 261, to not bear convincing features of balanomorphs. Likely is either brachylepadomorph or unusual scalpellomorph. Most other authors consider it as Balanomorpha? incertae sedis

• Original status: valid subgenus
• Gender: [neuter]
• Type species: Catophragmus (Pachydiadema) cretaceum Withers, 1935: 390
  • Fixation: Original designation
• ZooBank: 573B095C-71B0-439A-AA16-2EF81AE9CB22

References

• 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. 40, as Pachydiadema]

• Withers, T.H. 1935: Catalog of fossil Cirripedia in the Department of Geology of the British Museum. Vol. 2, Cretaceous. London, British Museum, 433 p. Reference page.  [See p. 389, as Catophragmus (Pachydiadema)]