Balanus stellaris (Brocchi, 1814) cirripede rinvenuto nel Pliocene inferiore dell’Appennino settentrionale

[Balanus stellaris (Brocchi, 1814) a barnacle from the lower Pliocene of Northern Apennines (Crustacea: Balanomorpha: Balanidae)] This is the first report of Balanus stellaris (Brocchi, 1814), an extinct fossil barnacle, recorded in the lower Pliocene of the northern Apennines, found in the Contrafforte Pliocenico Nature Reserve (Emilian Apennine, northern Italy), Site of Community Importance. After some brief geology notes on the discovery site, information on the species is given with a brief description. Mollusk remains belonging to the species Ostrea edulis (Linnaeus, 1758) have also been found at the base of the conglomerate.

Conglomerates, Fossil, Zanclean, Balanidae, Bologna, Coastal environments