Family Poecilasmatidae Annandale 1909 (barnacle)

Thecostraca - Scalpellomorpha - Poecilasmatidae

Synonyms: Microlepadidae Zevina 1980, Oxynaspididae Gruvel 1905

Parent taxon: Lepadoidea according to B. K. K. Chan et al. 2021

See also Chan et al. 2010, Gale 2015, Harzhauser and Schloegl 2012 and Jones 2007

Sister taxa: Heteralepadidae, Lepadidae, Malacolepadidae, Rhizolepadidae

Subtaxa: Archoxynaspis Dianajonesia Dichelaspis Glyptelasma Megalasma Microlepas Minyaspis Octolasmis Oxynaspis Pagurolepas Poecilasma Rugilepas Scleraspis Temnaspis Trilasmis

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Type: Poecilasma

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Miocene of Austria (1 collection)

• Eocene of United States (1: Alabama)

• Cretaceous of Sweden (1)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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