Platylepadidae

The Platylepadidae are a family of barnacles of the order Sessilia.

Platylepadidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Crustacea
Class:	Hexanauplia
Infraclass:	Cirripedia
Order:	Sessilia
Suborder:	Balanomorpha
Superfamily:	Balanoidea
Family:	Platylepadidae Newman & Ross, 1976 [1]
Subfamilies
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Taxonomy

The following subfamilies and genera are listed by the World Register of Marine Species:[1]

• Subfamily Chelolepadinae Ross & Frick, 2011
  • Genus Chelolepas Ross & Frick, 2007
• Subfamily Cylindrolepadinae Ross & Frick, 2011
  • Genus Cylindrolepas Pilsbry, 1916
• Subfamily Platylepadinae Newman & Ross, 1976
  • Genus Platylepas Gray, 1825
• Subfamily Stomatolepadinae Ross & Frick, 2011
  • Genus Stephanolepas Fischer, 1886
  • Genus Stomatolepas Pilsbry, 1916

References

1. Chan, Benny K.K.; Southward, A. (2010). "Platylepadidae: Newman & Ross, 1976". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 8 February 2017.