Malacolepadidae

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Malacolepadidae
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Thecostraca
Subclass: Cirripedia
Order: Scalpellomorpha
Superfamily:
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[]

These genera belong to the family Malacolepadidae:

  • Jones & Morton, 2009
  • Hiro, 1933

References[]

  1. ^ "World Register of Marine Species, family Malacolepadidae". Retrieved 2021-08-26.
  2. ^ 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. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaa160.
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