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, Parthenopeidae, Peltogasterellidae, Pirusaccidae, Polyascidae, Polysaccidae, Sacculinidae, Thompsoniidae, Triangulidae

Subtaxa: Briarosaccus Dipterosaccus Galatheascus Lernaeodiscus Ommatogaster Paratriangulus Peltogaster Pterogaster Septodiscus Septosaccus Temnascus Tortugaster Trachelosaccus Triangulopsis

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Type: Peltogaster

Ecology: stationary epifaunal parasite

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Brazil (1 collection)

• Jurassic to Cretaceous of India (1)

• Jurassic of India (2)

Total: 4 collections including 5 occurrences

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