Austrobalanidae

Austrobalanidae is a family of sessile barnacles in the order Sessilia. There are about 5 genera and 13 described species in Austrobalanidae.[1]

Austrobalanidae
Beaked barnacle, Austrominius modestus, New Zealand
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Maxillopoda
Infraclass: Cirripedia
Order: Sessilia
Superfamily: Tetraclitoidea
Family: Austrobalanidae

Genera

These five genera belong to the family Austrobalanidae:

  • Austrobalanus Pilsbry, 1916
  • Austrominius Buckeridge, 1982
  • Hexaminius Foster, 1982
  • Matellonius Buckeridge, 1983
  • Protelminius Buckeridge & Newman, 2010

References

  1. "Austrobalanidae". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-12-30.

Further reading


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