Elminiidae
Subfamily of barnacles
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Elminiidae is a family of symmetrical, sessile barnacles in the order Balanomorpha. The family includes approximately 5 genera and 12 described species.[3][4]
| Elminiidae | |
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| Hexaminius foliorum | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Thecostraca |
| Subclass: | Cirripedia |
| Order: | Balanomorpha |
| Superfamily: | Elminioidea Chan et al., 2021[1] |
| Family: | Elminiidae Foster, 1982[2] |
| Synonyms[3] | |
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Genera
These genera belong to the family Elminiidae:
- Austrominius Buckeridge, 1983[5]
- Elminius Leach, 1825
- Hexaminius Foster, 1982[2]
- Protelminius Buckeridge & Newman, 2010
- † Matellonius Buckeridge, 1983[5]
