Thecostraca - Balanomorpha - Brachylepadidae

Full reference: A. S. Gale. 2014. Taxonomic names, in Origin of the balanomorph barnacles (Crustacea, Cirripedia, Thoracica): new evidence from the Late Cretaceous (Campanian) of Sweden. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 13:791-824

Parent taxon: Brachylepadidae according to A. S. Gale and S. U. Vidovic 2023

See also Chan et al. 2021, Gale 2014 and Gale 2015

Sister taxa: Brachylepas, Calvatilepas, Crithmumlepas, Epibrachylepas, Fallaxlepas

Subtaxa: Parabrachylepas ifoensis

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Type: Calantica (Scillaelepas) ifoensis

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Röper lens, Ivö Klack (Cretaceous of Sweden)

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