Brachylepadidae is an extinct family of barnacles in the order Brachylepadomorpha, the sole family in the order. There are about 7 genera and more than 20 described species in Brachylepadidae.[1][2][3][4]
| Brachylepadidae Temporal range:
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| Brachylepas | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Thecostraca |
| Subclass: | Cirripedia |
| Order: | †Brachylepadomorpha |
| Family: | †Brachylepadidae Woodward, 1901 |
Genera
editThese genera belong to the family Brachylepadidae:
- Brachylepas Woodward, 1901
- Epibrachylepas Gale, 2014
- Fallaxlepas Gale, 2020
- Faxelepas Gale, 2014
- Parabrachylepas Gale, 2014
- Pedupycnolepas Gale, 2014
- Pycnolepas Withers, 1914
References
edit- ^ "Brachylepadidae". GBIF. Retrieved 2021-08-28.
- ^ "The Paleobiology Database, family Brachylepadidae". Retrieved 2021-08-28.
- ^ "World Register of Marine Species, family Brachylepadidae". 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. 193 (3): 789–846. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaa160. hdl:11250/2990967.
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