Lepadidae

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Lepadidae
Temporal range: Miocene to present, 23–0 Ma[1]
Lepas anserifera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Thecostraca
Subclass: Cirripedia
Order: Scalpellomorpha
Superfamily: Lepadoidea
Family: Lepadidae
Darwin, 1852

Lepadidae is a family of goose barnacles, erected by Charles Darwin in 1852.[2] There are about five genera and more than 20 described species in Lepadidae.[3][4]

Genera[edit]

These genera belong to the family Lepadidae:

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Lepadidae". paleobiodb.org. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
  2. ^ "Lepadidae Darwin, 1852". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved October 15, 2010.
  3. ^ "World Register of Marine Species, family Lepadidae". Retrieved 2021-08-25.
  4. ^ 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.