Chelonibiidae
Family of crustaceans
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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]
| Chelonibiidae | |
|---|---|
| Chelonibia testudinaria, Mexico (Pacific) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Thecostraca |
| Subclass: | Cirripedia |
| Order: | Balanomorpha |
| Superfamily: | Coronuloidea |
| Family: | Chelonibiidae Pilsbry, 1916 |
| Subfamilies | |
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Genera
These genera belong to the family Chelonibiidae:
- Chelonibia Leach, 1817
- Stephanolepas Fischer, 1886
- † Protochelonibia Harzhauser & Newman, 2011