A new turtle barnacle (Thoracica, Coronuloidea, Platylepadidae) from the Pliocene (Piacenzian) of Fountain Quarry, Pitt County, North Carolina, USA

Authors

  • Andrew Scott Gale School of the Environment and Life Sciences, University of Portsmouth, Burnaby Building, Burnaby Road, Portsmouth PO1 3QL
  • Eric Sadorf 315 Hemlock Street, Cary, North Carolina 27513

Keywords

turtle barnacle, Platylepadidae, Piacenzian, North Carolina

Abstract

We identify a small turtle barnacle rostral plate from the Piacenzian (Pliocene) of North Carolina, USA as belonging to the family Platylepadidae Newman and Ross, 1976. It is named Fountainlepas hayashii gen. et sp. nov. and shows some similarities to the living Cylindrolepas sinica Ren, 1980, but differs significantly in the imbricate structure of the parietes and the presence of basally directed sharp flanges on the external surface.

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Published

2026-10-14

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Gale, Andrew Scott, and Eric Sadorf. “A New Turtle Barnacle (Thoracica, Coronuloidea, Platylepadidae) from the Pliocene (Piacenzian) of Fountain Quarry, Pitt County, North Carolina, USA”. Acta Geologica Polonica, vol. 76, no. 4, Oct. 2026, https://wydawnictwo.pan.pl/index.php/agp/article/view/7511.

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Vol. 76 No. 4 (2026): (in progress)

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