The oldest platylepadid turtle barnacle (Cirripedia, Coronuloidea): a new species of Platylepas from the Lower Pleistocene of Italy
Coronuloid barnacles are epibionts of several marine vertebrates (including cetaceans and sea turtles) as well as invertebrates, and are assigned to two families of turtle barnacles (Chelonibiidae Pilsbry, 1916 and Platylepadidae Newman & Ross, 1976) and one family of whale barnacles (Coronulida...
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doaj-f6fce73cec6042478ddd44efc91e10a32021-08-24T20:06:53ZengConsortium of European Natural History MuseumsEuropean Journal of Taxonomy2118-97732019-04-0151610.5852/ejt.2019.516555The oldest platylepadid turtle barnacle (Cirripedia, Coronuloidea): a new species of Platylepas from the Lower Pleistocene of ItalyAlberto Collareta0Agatino Reitano1Antonietta Rosso2Rossana Sanfelippo3Mark Bosselaers4Giovanni Bianucci5Gianni Insacco6Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, Università di Pisa, Via Santa Maria 53, 56126 Pisa, Italy. 2,7 Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Comiso, Via degli Studi 9, 97013 ComisoMuseo Civico di Storia Naturale di Comiso, Via degli Studi 9, 97013 ComisoDipartimento di Scienze Biologiche, Geologiche e Ambientali, Università di Catania, Corso Italia 57, 95129 CataniaDipartimento di Scienze Biologiche, Geologiche e Ambientali, Università di Catania, Corso Italia 57, 95129 CataniaKoninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen, Operationele Directie Aarde en Geschiedenis van het Leven, Vautierstraat 29, BrusselDipartimento di Scienze della Terra, Università di Pisa, Via Santa Maria 53, 56126 PisaMuseo Civico di Storia Naturale di Comiso, Via degli Studi 9, 97013 ComisoCoronuloid barnacles are epibionts of several marine vertebrates (including cetaceans and sea turtles) as well as invertebrates, and are assigned to two families of turtle barnacles (Chelonibiidae Pilsbry, 1916 and Platylepadidae Newman & Ross, 1976) and one family of whale barnacles (Coronulidae Leach, 1817). Chelonibiids and coronulids have a scanty, albeit significant fossil record extending back to the Eocene and Pliocene, respectively; in turn, the fossil record of platylepadids is limited to a single record from the Upper Pleistocene. Here we report on an isolated carinolateral compartment of Platylepas Gray, 1825, the type genus of the family, from Lower Pleistocene (Gelasian) epibathyal deposits exposed at Milazzo (Sicily, Italy). This specimen is here designated holotype of a new species, †Platylepas mediterranea sp. nov. We argue that, like most extant members of Platylepas, †P. mediterranea sp. nov. lived partially embedded in the skin of a sea turtle. This record of an extinct platylepadid – the first from the Mediterranean region and the second worldwide – pushes back the fossil record of Platylepadidae to the lowermost Quaternary, thus possibly supporting an even earlier (e.g., Neogene) timing for the origin of this family and adding a new chapter to the evolutionary history of one of the most diverse and successful lineages of epizoic crustaceans.https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/view/681†Platylepas mediterranea sp. nov.sea turtlesMediterranean Basinevolutionsymbiosis |
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Alberto Collareta Agatino Reitano Antonietta Rosso Rossana Sanfelippo Mark Bosselaers Giovanni Bianucci Gianni Insacco |
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Alberto Collareta Agatino Reitano Antonietta Rosso Rossana Sanfelippo Mark Bosselaers Giovanni Bianucci Gianni Insacco The oldest platylepadid turtle barnacle (Cirripedia, Coronuloidea): a new species of Platylepas from the Lower Pleistocene of Italy European Journal of Taxonomy †Platylepas mediterranea sp. nov. sea turtles Mediterranean Basin evolution symbiosis |
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Alberto Collareta Agatino Reitano Antonietta Rosso Rossana Sanfelippo Mark Bosselaers Giovanni Bianucci Gianni Insacco |
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The oldest platylepadid turtle barnacle (Cirripedia, Coronuloidea): a new species of Platylepas from the Lower Pleistocene of Italy |
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The oldest platylepadid turtle barnacle (Cirripedia, Coronuloidea): a new species of Platylepas from the Lower Pleistocene of Italy |
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The oldest platylepadid turtle barnacle (Cirripedia, Coronuloidea): a new species of Platylepas from the Lower Pleistocene of Italy |
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The oldest platylepadid turtle barnacle (Cirripedia, Coronuloidea): a new species of Platylepas from the Lower Pleistocene of Italy |
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The oldest platylepadid turtle barnacle (Cirripedia, Coronuloidea): a new species of Platylepas from the Lower Pleistocene of Italy |
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oldest platylepadid turtle barnacle (cirripedia, coronuloidea): a new species of platylepas from the lower pleistocene of italy |
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European Journal of Taxonomy |
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Coronuloid barnacles are epibionts of several marine vertebrates (including cetaceans and sea turtles) as well as invertebrates, and are assigned to two families of turtle barnacles (Chelonibiidae Pilsbry, 1916 and Platylepadidae Newman & Ross, 1976) and one family of whale barnacles (Coronulidae Leach, 1817). Chelonibiids and coronulids have a scanty, albeit significant fossil record extending back to the Eocene and Pliocene, respectively; in turn, the fossil record of platylepadids is limited to a single record from the Upper Pleistocene. Here we report on an isolated carinolateral compartment of Platylepas Gray, 1825, the type genus of the family, from Lower Pleistocene (Gelasian) epibathyal deposits exposed at Milazzo (Sicily, Italy). This specimen is here designated holotype of a new species, †Platylepas mediterranea sp. nov. We argue that, like most extant members of Platylepas, †P. mediterranea sp. nov. lived partially embedded in the skin of a sea turtle. This record of an extinct platylepadid – the first from the Mediterranean region and the second worldwide – pushes back the fossil record of Platylepadidae to the lowermost Quaternary, thus possibly supporting an even earlier (e.g., Neogene) timing for the origin of this family and adding a new chapter to the evolutionary history of one of the most diverse and successful lineages of epizoic crustaceans. |
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†Platylepas mediterranea sp. nov. sea turtles Mediterranean Basin evolution symbiosis |
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