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Heteralepadidae

Thecostraca - Scalpellomorpha - Heteralepadidae

Taxonomy
Heteralepadidae was named by Nilsson-Cantrell (1921). It is extant. Its type is Heteralepas.

It was assigned to Heteralepadomorpha by Jones (2007); and to Lepadoidea by Chan et al. (2021).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1921Heteralepadidae Nilsson-Cantrell
2007Heteralepadidae Jones p. 290
2021Heteralepadidae Chan et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
subphylumCrustaceaBrĂ¼nnich 1772
RankNameAuthor
classThecostraca(Gruvel 1905)
subclassCirripedia(Rafinesque 1816)
infraclassThoracica(Darwin 1854)
superorderThoracicalcarea()
orderScalpellomorpha(Newman 1987)
superfamilyLepadoideaDarwin 1852
familyHeteralepadidaeNilsson-Cantrell 1921
familyHeteralepadidaeNilsson-Cantrell 1921

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. Heteralepadidae Nilsson-Cantrell 1921
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G. Alepas Rang 1829
G. Heteralepas Pilsbry 1907
G. Koleolepas Stebbing 1900
G. Paralepas Pilsbry 1907
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Epibiont: yesc
Life habit: epifaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2008-03-04 07:51:33
Modified: 2011-06-14 02:28:17
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available