Elminiidae
Appearance
Elminiidae | |
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Hexaminius foliorum | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Thecostraca |
Subclass: | Cirripedia |
Order: | Balanomorpha |
Superfamily: | Elminioidea |
Family: | Elminiidae Foster, 1982 |
Elminiidae is a family of symmetrical sessile barnacles in the order Balanomorpha. There are about 5 genera and 12 described species in Elminiidae.[1][2]
Genera
These genera belong to the family Elminiidae:
- Austrominius Buckeridge, 1983
- Elminius Leach, 1825
- Hexaminius Foster, 1982
- Protelminius Buckeridge & Newman, 2010
- † Matellonius Buckeridge, 1983
References
- ^ "World Register of Marine Species, family Elminiidae". Retrieved 2021-08-25.
- ^ 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.