Octomeris
| Octomeris | |
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| Octomeris angulosa, eightshell barnacle, South Africa | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Thecostraca |
| Subclass: | Cirripedia |
| Order: | Balanomorpha |
| Family: | Chthamalidae |
| Genus: | Octomeris Sowerby, 1825 |
Octomeris is a genus of star barnacles in the family Chthamalidae. There are at least three described species in Octomeris.[1][2][3]
Species
These species belong to the genus Octomeris:
- Octomeris angulosa (Sowerby, 1825) (eightshell barnacle)
- Octomeris brunnea Darwin, 1854
- Octomeris intermedia Nilsson-Cantell, 1921
References
- ^ "Octomeris". GBIF. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
- ^ "World Register of Marine Species, genus Octomeris". Retrieved 2021-08-31.
- ^ 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.
External links
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