Scalpellomorpha

Scalpellomorpha

Scalpellomorpha

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Scalpellomorpha is an order of acorn barnacles in the class Thecostraca. There are about 11 families in 3 superfamilies and more than 450 described species in Scalpellomorpha.[1][2]

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Families

Order Scalpellomorpha Buckeridge & Newman, 2006
Superfamily Lepadoidea Chan et al., 2021
Family Heteralepadidae Nilsson-Cantell, 1921
Family Lepadidae Darwin, 1852
Family Malacolepadidae Hiro, 1937
Family Poecilasmatidae Annandale, 1909
Family Rhizolepadidae Zevina, 1980
Superfamily Neolepadoidea Chan et al., 2021
Family Neobrachylepadidae Newman & Yamaguchi, 1995
Family Neolepadidae Yamaguchi, Newman & Hashimoto, 2004
Family Neoverrucidae Newman, 1989 in Hessler & Newman, 1989
Family Probathylepadidae Ren & Sha, 2015
Superfamily Scalpelloidea Chan et al., 2021
Family Scalpellidae Pilsbry, 1907
Family †Proverrucidae Newman, 1989 in Hessler & Newman, 1989

References

  1. [1]
    "World Register of Marine Species, order Scalpellomorpha". Retrieved 2021-08-25.
  2. [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. 193 (3): 789–846. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaa160. hdl:11250/2990967.
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