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Elminius

Thecostraca - Balanomorpha - Elminidae

Taxonomy
Elminius was named by Leach (1825) [Sepkoski's age data: T Ol-u R]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Balaninae by Brooks et al. (1969); to Cirripedia by Sepkoski (2002); and to Elminidae by Chan et al. (2021).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1825Elminius Leach
1969Elminius Brooks et al. p. R287
2002Elminius Sepkoski
2021Elminius Chan et al. p. 834

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
Mandibulata
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
RankNameAuthor
subphylumCrustaceaBrünnich 1772
classThecostraca(Gruvel 1905)
subclassCirripedia(Rafinesque 1816)
infraclassThoracica(Darwin 1854)
superorderThoracicalcarea()
orderBalanomorpha(Pilsbry 1916)
superfamilyElminoideaFoster 1982
familyElminidaeFoster 1982
genusElminiusLeach 1825

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Elminius Leach 1825
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Epibiont: yesc
Life habit: epifaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2008-03-04 07:51:33
Modified: 2011-06-14 02:28:17
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available