Proverrucidae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scalpelliformes
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Crustacea Superclassis: Multicrustacea Classis: Hexanauplia Subclassis: Thecostraca Infraclassis: Cirripedia Superordo: Thoracica Ordo: Scalpelliformes

Familia: †Proverrucidae
Genera (2): Eoverruca – Proverruca

Name

Proverrucidae Newman & Hessler, 1989: 268

• Original status: valid subfamily
• Type genus: Proverruca
  • Fixation: original designation
• ZooBank: 7219FF15-3543-467B-8552-DE5FF4DFBDF5

References

• Jagt, J.W.M. et al. 2008: A new record of the Late Cretaceous cirripede Eoverruca hewitti (Verrucomorpha, Proverrucidae) from southern Poland. Zootaxa 1671: 59–68. Abstract & excerpt Reference page. 
• Newman, W.A. & Hessler, R.R. 1989. A new abyssal hydrothermal verrucomorphan (Cirripedia: Sessilia): The most primitive living sessile barnacle. Transactions of the San Diego Society of Natural History 21(16): 259–273. BHL Reference page.  [See p. 268]