Chelonibiidae

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Chelonibiidae is a family of turtle barnacles in the order Balanomorpha. There are at least three genera and about eight described species in Chelonibiidae.[1][2]

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Chelonibiidae
Chelonibia testudinaria, Mexico (Pacific)
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Thecostraca
Subclass: Cirripedia
Order: Balanomorpha
Superfamily: Coronuloidea
Family: Chelonibiidae
Pilsbry, 1916
Subfamilies
  • Chelonibiinae Pilsbry, 1916
  • Protochelonibiinae Harzhauser & Newman, 2011
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Genera

These genera belong to the family Chelonibiidae:

  • Chelonibia Leach, 1817
  • Stephanolepas Fischer, 1886
  • Protochelonibia Harzhauser & Newman, 2011

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