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Hexelasma

Thecostraca - Balanomorpha - Bathylasmatidae

Taxonomy
Hexelasma was named by Lang et al. (1940) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo R]. It is extant. It is the type genus of Hexelasmatinae.

It was assigned to Cirripedia by Sepkoski (2002); to Bathylasmatidae by McLaughlin et al. (2005); to Pachylasmatidae by Jones (2007), Chan et al. (2010); and to Hexelasmatinae by Chan et al. (2021).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1940Hexelasma Lang et al.
2002Hexelasma Sepkoski
2005Hexelasma McLaughlin et al. p. 42
2007Hexelasma Jones p. 293
2010Hexelasma Chan et al. p. 41
2021Hexelasma Chan et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
subphylumCrustaceaBrĂ¼nnich 1772
classThecostraca(Gruvel 1905)
RankNameAuthor
subclassCirripedia(Rafinesque 1816)
infraclassThoracica(Darwin 1854)
superorderThoracicalcarea()
orderBalanomorpha(Pilsbry 1916)
superfamilyCoronuloideaLeach 1817
familyBathylasmatidaeNewman and Ross 1971
subfamilyHexelasmatinaeNewman and Ross 1976
genusHexelasmaLang et al. 1940

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. Hexelasma Lang et al. 1940
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Hexelasma americanum Pilsbry 1916
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