Stephanolepas Fischer 1886 (turtle barnacle)
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Thecostraca - Balanomorpha - Chelonibiidae
Parent taxon: Chelonibiinae according to B. K. K. Chan et al. 2021
See also McLaughlin et al. 2005
Sister taxon: Chelonibia
Subtaxa: Stephanolepas muricata
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Stephanolepas in the database
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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