Chthamalidae

Chthamalidae
Chthamalidae
Chthamalus stellatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Maxillopoda
Order: Sessilia
Suborder: Balanomorpha
Superfamily: Chthamaloidea
Family: Chthamalidae
Darwin, 1854
Genera

See text.

Chthamalidae is a family of barnacles of the order Sessilia, containing the following genera:[1]

  • Chinochthamalus Foster, 1980
  • Chthamalus Ranzani, 1817
  • Euraphia Conrad, 1837
  • Nesochthamalus Foster & Newman, 1987
  • Hexechamaesipho Poltarukha, 1996
  • Octomeris Sowerby, 1825
  • Pseudoctomeris Poltarukha, 1996
  • Tetrachthamalus Newman, 1967

References

  1. ^ Benny K. K. Chan (2011). "Chthamalidae". World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=106059. Retrieved May 12, 2011. 

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