Thecostraca - Balanomorpha - Coronulidae
Synonym: Platylepadidae Newman and Ross 1976
Parent taxon: Coronuloidea according to B. K. K. Chan et al. 2021
See also Bianucci et al. 2006, Collareta et al. 2018, Jones 2007, McLaughlin et al. 2005 and Zullo 1982
Sister taxa: Austrobalanidae, Bathylasmatidae, Chelonibiidae, Tetraclitidae
Subtaxa: Cetopirus Coronula Coronulinae Cryptolepas Cylindrolepas Emersonius Platylepas Stomatolepas Tubicinella Xenobalanus
Type: Coronula
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Costa Rica (1 collection), Italy (1), Japan (1), Mexico (1), South Africa (1), Spain (2), United States (9: California, Florida, Oregon)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Taiwan (1)
• Pliocene of Ecuador (1), Peru (1), United States (1: California)
• Neogene of Taiwan (1)
• Eocene of United States (1: Florida)
Total: 22 collections including 28 occurrences