Malacolepadidae
Appearance
Malacolepadidae | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Thecostraca |
Subclass: | Cirripedia |
Order: | Scalpellomorpha |
Superfamily: | Lepadoidea |
Family: | Malacolepadidae Hiro, 1937 |
Malacolepadidae is a family of acorn barnacles in the order Scalpellomorpha. There are at least two genera and two described species in Malacolepadidae.[1][2]
Genera
[edit]These genera belong to the family Malacolepadidae:
- Arcalepas Jones & Morton, 2009
- Malacolepas Hiro, 1933
References
[edit]- ^ "World Register of Marine Species, family Malacolepadidae". Retrieved 2021-08-26.
- ^ Chan, Benny K. K.; Dreyer, Niklas; Gale, Andy S.; Glenner, Henrik; et al. (2021). "The evolutionary diversity of barnacles, with an updated classification of fossil and living forms". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 193 (3): 789–846. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaa160. hdl:11250/2990967.