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Elminiidae

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Elminiidae
Hexaminius foliorum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Thecostraca
Subclass: Cirripedia
Order: Balanomorpha
Superfamily: Elminioidea
Family: Elminiidae
Foster, 1982[1]

Elminiidae is a family of symmetrical sessile barnacles in the order Balanomorpha. There are about 5 genera and 12 described species in Elminiidae.[2][3]

Genera

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These genera belong to the family Elminiidae:

References

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  1. ^ a b Foster, Brian A. (1982). "Two new intertidal balanoid barnacles from eastern Australia". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 106: 21–32. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  2. ^ "World Register of Marine Species, family Elminiidae". Retrieved 2021-08-25.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ a b Buckeridge, J. S. (1983). "The barnacle subfamily Elminiinae —Two new subgenera and a new Miocene species from Victoria". Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 12 (4): 353–357. doi:10.1080/03036758.1982.10415341. Retrieved 28 March 2024.