Chelonibia manati Pilsbry 1916 (turtle barnacle)

Thecostraca - Balanomorpha - Chelonibiidae

Belongs to Chelonibia according to P. A. McLaughlin et al. 2005

See also Zullo 1982

Sister taxa: Chelonibia capellini, Chelonibia caretta, Chelonibia depressa, Chelonibia hemisphaerica, Chelonibia melleni, Chelonibia patula, Chelonibia testudinaria

Subtaxa: Chelonibia manati crenatibasis Chelonibia manati lobatibasis

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Chelonibia manati in the database

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