Verrucomorpha
| Verrucomorpha | |
|---|---|
| |
| Altiverruca nitida, South Africa | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Thecostraca |
| Subclass: | Cirripedia |
| Infraclass: | Thoracica |
| Superorder: | |
| (unranked): | Sessilia |
| Order: | Verrucomorpha Pilsbry, 1916 |
Verrucomorpha is an order of asymmetrical sessile barnacles in the class Thecostraca. They are typically found in deeper and deep-sea habitats. There are 2 families and more than 100 described species in Verrucomorpha.[1][2]
Families[]
These families belong to the order Verrucomorpha:
- Order Verrucomorpha Pilsbry, 1916
- Family Verrucidae Darwin, 1854
- Genus Pilsbry, 1916
- Genus Zevina, 1993
- Genus Pilsbry, 1916
- Genus Young, 1998
- Genus Young, 2002
- Genus Young, 2002
- Genus Young, 2004
- Genus Pilsbry, 1916
- Genus Young, 1998
- Genus Broch, 1922
- Genus Zevina, 1987
- Genus Verruca Schumacher, 1817
- Genus † Gale, 2014
- Genus † Gale, 2014
- Family † Gale, 2020
- Genus † Withers, 1935
- Family Verrucidae Darwin, 1854
References[]
- ^ "World Register of Marine Species, order Verrucomorpha". Retrieved 2021-08-28.
- ^ 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.
Further reading[]
- Martin, Joel W.; Davis, George E. (2001). An Updated Classification of the Recent Crustacea (PDF). Science Series. Vol. 39. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles. ISBN 978-1-891276-27-9.
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