Biology:Brachylepadidae

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Short description: Family of crustaceans

Brachylepadidae
Temporal range: Tithonian–Aquitanian
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Brachylepas
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Thecostraca
Subclass: Cirripedia
Order: Brachylepadomorpha
Family: Brachylepadidae
Woodward, 1901

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]

Genera

These 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

  1. "Brachylepadidae". https://www.gbif.org/species/4805500. 
  2. "The Paleobiology Database, family Brachylepadidae". https://paleobiodb.org/classic/basicTaxonInfo?taxon_no=302974. 
  3. "World Register of Marine Species, family Brachylepadidae". http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=933313. 
  4. 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. 

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