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Lepadoidea

Thecostraca - Scalpellomorpha

Taxonomy
Lepadoidea was named by Darwin (1852). It is extant. Its type is Lepas.

It was assigned to Scalpellomorpha by Chan et al. (2021).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1852Lepadoidea Darwin
2021Lepadoidea Chan et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
RankNameAuthor
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
subphylumCrustaceaBrünnich 1772
classThecostraca(Gruvel 1905)
subclassCirripedia(Rafinesque 1816)
infraclassThoracica(Darwin 1854)
superorderThoracicalcarea()
orderScalpellomorpha(Newman 1987)
superfamilyLepadoideaDarwin 1852
superfamilyLepadoideaDarwin 1852

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Superfm. Lepadoidea Darwin 1852
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Fm. Heteralepadidae Nilsson-Cantrell 1921
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G. Heteralepas Pilsbry 1907
G. Paralepas Pilsbry 1907
Fm. Lepadidae Darwin 1851
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G. Lepas Linnaeus 1758
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Subg. Lepas (Anatifa) Bruguière 1789
Subg. Lepas (Lepas) Linnaeus 1758
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†Lepas (Lepas) clifdenica Buckeridge 1983
†Lepas (Lepas) hyperumbonica Buckeridge 1983
Lepas anatifera Linnaeus 1758
†Lepas sattmanni Harzhauser and Schloegl 2012
G. †Pristinolepas Buckeridge 1983
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Fm. Poecilasmatidae Annandale 1909
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G. †Archoxynaspis Van Syoc and Dekelboum 2011
G. Glyptelasma Pilsbry 1907
G. Megalasma Hoek 1883
G. Microlepas Hoek 1907
G. Octolasmis Gray 1825
G. Oxynaspis Darwin 1852
G. Poecilasma Darwin 1851
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†Poecilasma miocaenica Reuss 1864
G. Temnaspis Fischer 1884
Invalid names: Microlepadidae Zevina 1980 [synonym], Oxynaspididae Gruvel 1905 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Epibiont: yesc
Life habit: epifaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2008-03-04 07:51:33
Modified: 2011-06-14 02:28:17
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Campanian to the top of the Zanclean or 83.50000 to 3.60000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 70.6 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6Sweden (Skane) Poecilasma sp. (210592)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9USA (Alabama) Oxynaspis sp. (208482)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44Austria Lepas sattmanni (99160)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Austria Poecilasma miocaenica (160737)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Poland Lepas miocoenicus (70539)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Holy See (Vatican City State) Anatifa scolpellum (209253)