Biology:Lepadidae

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Short description: Family of barnacles

Lepadidae
Temporal range: Miocene to present, 23–0 Ma[1]
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Lepas anserifera
Scientific classification e
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

These genera belong to the family Lepadidae:

  • Conchoderma von Olfers, 1814 (whale barnacles)
  • Dosima Gray, 1825
  • Hyalolepas Annandale, 1906
  • Lepas Linnaeus, 1758 (goose barnacles)
  • Pristinolepas Buckeridge, 1983

References

  1. "Lepadidae". https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=302277&is_real_user=1. 
  2. "Lepadidae Darwin, 1852". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=89559. Retrieved October 15, 2010. 
  3. "World Register of Marine Species, family Lepadidae". http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=106048. 
  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. 

Wikidata ☰ Q1812499 entry