Family Chelonibiidae Pilsbry 1916 (turtle barnacle)
Thecostraca - Balanomorpha - Chelonibiidae
Alternative spelling: Chelonibiinae
Parent taxon: Coronuloidea according to B. K. K. Chan et al. 2021
See also Jones 2007, McLaughlin et al. 2005 and Zullo 1982
Sister taxa: Austrobalanidae, Bathylasmatidae, Coronulidae, Tetraclitidae
Subtaxa: Chelonibiinae Protochelonibiinae
Type: Chelonibia
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Italy (1 collection), United States (2: Florida)
• Pliocene of United States (2: Florida, North Carolina)
• Oligocene of Germany (1), United States (3: Mississippi)
Total: 9 collections including 12 occurrences