New species of fossil sessile barnacles (Verrucidae, Tetraclitidae) from the Pliocene of central Chile

Three species of sessile barnacles were identified on shells of Chlamys vidali (Philippi) from the Pliocene of central Chile. Two of these species are new to science: Verruca hermi Carriol sp. nov., of which the movable scutum has no adductor ridge and only two articular ridges, and Tesseropora chilensis Carriol sp. nov., which is characterized by a calcareous basis and equilateral-triangular tergum. The third species, Balanus laevis laevis Bruguière has been documented from Chile before, but was recorded only from the Pleistocene to Recent.