Origin of the balanomorph barnacles (Crustacea, Cirripedia, Thoracica): new evidence from the Late Cretaceous (Campanian) of Sweden
2014; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 13; Issue: 9 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1080/14772019.2014.954824
ISSN1478-0941
AutoresAndrew S. Gale, Anne Mehlin Sørensen,
Tópico(s)Marine and coastal plant biology
ResumoNew material of thoracican cirripedes, traditionally assigned to Brachylepadomorpha and basal Balanomorpha, is described from abundant isolated plates collected from sediment deposited between boulders on a rocky coastline of Late Campanian age (c. 80 Ma) at Ivö Klack in Scania, southern Sweden. Two new genera, Epibrachylepas Gale gen. nov. and Parabrachylepas Gale gen. nov. (type species P. ifoensis Withers, 1935 Withers, T. H. 1935. Catalogue of fossil Cirripedia in the Department of Geology. Volume 2. Cretaceous. British Museum (Natural History), London, 534 pp. [Google Scholar]) are described, as is a new species, Epibrachylepas newmani Gale sp. nov. Pachydiadema cretacea Withers, 1935 Withers, T. H. 1935. Catalogue of fossil Cirripedia in the Department of Geology. Volume 2. Cretaceous. British Museum (Natural History), London, 534 pp. [Google Scholar] and Brachylepas guascoi (Bosquet, 1857 Bosquet, J. 1857. Notice sur quelques cirripedes recemment découvert dans le Terrain Crétacé du Duche de Limbourg. Natuurkundige Verhandelingen uitgegeven door de Hollandsche Maatschappij vor Wetenschappen te Haarlem, 13(2), ii+1–36, pls 1–3. [Google Scholar]) are redescribed on the basis of extensive new material. It is concluded that the long-held homologies between lateral plates of pedunculate cirripedes and balanomorphs are incorrect, and a new nomenclature is proposed for the latter group. Cladistic analysis based on 40 morphological characters of 12 species yields a consensus tree showing successive Brachylepas species and Pachydiadema as sister taxa to the crown group balanomorphs, which are here called Neobalanomorpha Gale suborder nov. Both 'Brachylepadomorpha' and 'Brachylepadidae' are paraphyletic, and together with P. cretacea form a morphocline leading from pedunculate ancestors (Pycnolepas articulata), through to basal sessile forms (B. naissanti, B. guascoi) and on to taxa identified as basal balanomorphs (Parabrachylepas, Epibrachylepas, Pachydiadema). The functional significance of the progressive changes is discussed with reference to living taxa. It is suggested that the radiation of Neobalanomorpha, dominant shallow water thoracicans in the Cenozoic, postdated the K-Pg near-extinction of more basal sessile barnacle groups.http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:BB41A405-C0AE-472D-AD09-77D39C6A32FC
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