Balanomorpha
| Balanomorpha | |
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| Semibalanus balanoides | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Maxillopoda |
| Subclass: | Thecostraca |
| Infraclass: | Cirripedia |
| Order: | Sessilia |
| Suborder: | Balanomorpha Pilsbry, 1916 [1] |
| Families | |
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The Balanomorpha are a suborder of barnacles, containing familiar acorn barnacles of the seashore. The suborder contains these families:[2]
- Archaeobalanidae Newman & Ross, 1976
- Balanidae Leach, 1817
- Bathylasmatidae Newman & Ross, 1971
- Catophragmidae Utinomi, 1968
- Chelonibiidae Pilsbry, 1916
- Chionelasmatidae Buckeridge, 1983
- Chthamalidae Darwin, 1854
- Coronulidae Leach, 1817
- Pachylasmatidae Utinomi, 1968
- Platylepadidae Newman & Ross, 1976
- Pyrgomatidae Gray, 1825
- Tetraclitidae Gruvel, 1903
References
- ↑ "Balanomorpha Pilsbry, 1916". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved March 6, 2011.
- ↑ Joel W. Martin & George E. Davis (2001). An Updated Classification of the Recent Crustacea (PDF). Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. p. 132.
External links
Data related to Balanomorpha at Wikispecies
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