Family Peltogastridae Lilleborg 1861 (barnacle)
Thecostraca - Rhizocephala - Peltogastridae
Parent taxon: Rhizocephala according to B. K. K. Chan et al. 2021
See also Newman et al. 1969
Sister taxa: Akentrogonida, Chthamalophilidae, Clistosaccidae, Duplorbidae, Kentrogonida, Mycetomorphidae, Sacculinidae, Thompsoniidae
Subtaxa: Lernaeodiscus Peltogaster
Type: Peltogaster
Ecology: stationary epifaunal parasite
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Peltogastridae in the database