Cryptophialidae
Family of crustaceans / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cryptophialidae is a family of Acrothoracican barnacles in the order Cryptophialida, the sole family of the order. There are at least 2 genera and more than 20 described species in Cryptophialidae. These barnacles burrow into calcareous rocks and structures, such as limestone, shells, or corals.[1][2][3]
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Cryptophialidae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Thecostraca |
Subclass: | Cirripedia |
Order: | Cryptophialida Kolbasov, Newman & Hoeg, 2009 |
Family: | Cryptophialidae Gerstaecker, 1866 |
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Genera:[2]
- Australophialus Tomlinson, 1969
- Cryptophialus Darwin, 1854