Chthamalidae
Encyclopedia
Chthamalidae is a family
of barnacle
s of the order Sessilia
, containing the following genera:
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
of barnacle
Barnacle
A barnacle is a type of arthropod belonging to infraclass Cirripedia in the subphylum Crustacea, and is hence related to crabs and lobsters. Barnacles are exclusively marine, and tend to live in shallow and tidal waters, typically in erosive settings. They are sessile suspension feeders, and have...
s of the order Sessilia
Sessilia
Sessilia is an order of barnacles, comprising the barnacles without stalks, or acorn barnacles. They form a monophyletic group and are probably derived from stalked barnacles. The order is divided into three suborders. Brachylepadomorpha contains a single family, Neobrachylepadidae, while...
, containing the following genera:
- Chinochthamalus Foster, 1980
- ChthamalusChthamalusChthamalus is a genus of barnacles that is found along almost all coasts of the northern hemisphere, as well as many regions in the southern hemisphere. These small barnacles have been studied in part because of the taxonomic confusion over a group of species that, by and large, are morphologically...
Ranzani, 1817 - Euraphia Conrad, 1837
- Nesochthamalus Foster & Newman, 1987
- Hexechamaesipho Poltarukha, 1996
- Octomeris Sowerby, 1825
- Pseudoctomeris Poltarukha, 1996
- Tetrachthamalus Newman, 1967