Paractinobalanus, Carriol, René-Pierre, 2008

Carriol, René-Pierre, 2008, New genus and new species of Cirripedia (Chthamalidae, Tetraclitidae, Archaeobalanidae and Balanidae) from the Middle Miocene of the faluns of Touraine (France), Zootaxa 1675, pp. 31-48 : 42

Genus Paractinobalanus gen. nov.

Diagnosis: Shell small with 6 solid compartmental plates; basis porous; radii transparietal, sutural edges with simple transverse septa.

Type species: Paractinobalanus moronii sp. nov.

Etymology: from para (Greek) = near + Actinobalanus

Discussion: Paractinobalanus differs from all other archaeobalanid genera except Actinobalanus Moroni, 1967 in having a tubiferous basis. It can be distinguished from Actinobalanus by its possession of transparietal radii.