Lepadidae
Family of barnacles
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Lepadidae is a family of goose barnacles, erected by Charles Darwin in 1852.[2] There are about five genera and more than 20 described species in Lepadidae.[3][4]
| Lepadidae | |
|---|---|
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| Lepas anserifera | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Thecostraca |
| Subclass: | Cirripedia |
| Order: | Scalpellomorpha |
| Superfamily: | Lepadoidea |
| Family: | Lepadidae Darwin, 1852 |
Genera
These genera belong to the family Lepadidae:
- Conchoderma von Olfers, 1814 (whale barnacles)
- Dosima Gray, 1825
- Hyalolepas Annandale, 1906
- Lepas Linnaeus, 1758 (goose barnacles)
- † Pristinolepas Buckeridge, 1983
