Family Tetraclitidae Gruvel 1903 (barnacle)
Thecostraca - Balanomorpha - Tetraclitidae
Parent taxon: Coronuloidea according to B. K. K. Chan et al. 2021
See also Jones 2007, Lazar et al. 2012 and McLaughlin et al. 2005
Sister taxa: Austrobalanidae, Bathylasmatidae, Chelonibiidae, Coronulidae
Subtaxa: Astroclita Epopella Lissaclita Neonrosella Newmanella Tesseroplax Tesseropora Tetraclita Tetraclitella Yamaguchiella
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Mexico (14 collections), Saudi Arabia (2), United States (9: California)
• Miocene of New Zealand (1), Spain (1)
• Oligocene of United States (2: California)
Total: 29 collections each including a single occurrence