Cryptolepas

Cryptolepas

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Coronuloidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Superclassis: Multicrustacea Classis: Thecostraca Subclassis: Cirripedia Superordo: Thoracica Ordo: Sessilia Subordo: Balanomorpha Infraordo: Neobalanoformes Superfamilia: Coronuloidea

Familia: Coronulidae
Subfamilia: Cryptolepadinae
Genus: Cryptolepas
Species (1 + 1†): C. rhachianecti – †C. murata

[Source: WoRMS]

Name

• Cryptolepas Dall, 1872: 300
  • Geological range: Pleistocene to Recent
• Gender: [feminine]
• Original status: valid genus
• Type species: Cryptolepas rhachianecti Dall, 1872, by monotypy
• ZooBank: 5A6F3D23-BD90-4AE4-98BC-80D558799586

References

• Dall, W.H. 1872. On the parasites of the cetaceans of the N.W. coast of America, with descriptions of new forms. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, series 1, 4(5): 299–301. BHL Reference page.  [See p. 300, original description]

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• Newman, W.A.; Ross, E. 1976: Revision of the balanomorph barnacles; including a catalog of the species. Memoirs of the San Diego Society of Natural History, (9) BHL Reference page.  [See p. 45]
• Pilsbry, H.A. 1916: The sessile barnacles (Cirripedia) contained in the collections of the US National Museum; including a monograph of the American species. Bulletin of the United States National Museum, (93) DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.1144 Reference page.  [see p. 279]