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Lepadidae

Thecostraca - Scalpellomorpha - Lepadidae

Taxonomy
Lepadidae was named by Darwin (1851). It is extant. Its type is Lepas.

It was assigned to Lepadomorpha by Cornwall (1927), Buckeridge (1983), Jones (2007), Harzhauser and Schloegl (2012); and to Lepadoidea by Chan et al. (2021).

Subtaxa
Conchoderma, Dosima, Hyalolepas, Lepas (type genus), Pristinolepas

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1851Lepadidae Darwin
1927Lepadidae Cornwall p. 400
1983Lepadidae Buckeridge p. 20
2007Lepadidae Jones p. 291
2012Lepadidae Harzhauser and Schloegl p. 926
2021Lepadidae Chan et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
subphylumCrustaceaBrünnich 1772
RankNameAuthor
classThecostraca(Gruvel 1905)
subclassCirripedia(Rafinesque 1816)
infraclassThoracica(Darwin 1854)
superorderThoracicalcarea()
orderScalpellomorpha(Newman 1987)
superfamilyLepadoideaDarwin 1852
familyLepadidaeDarwin 1851
familyLepadidaeDarwin 1851

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.

Fm. Lepadidae Darwin 1851
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G. Conchoderma von Olfers 1814
G. Dosima Gray 1925
G. Hyalolepas Annandale 1906
G. Lepas Linnaeus 1758
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Subg. Lepas (Anatifa) Bruguière 1789
Subg. Lepas (Lepas) Linnaeus 1758
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†Lepas (Lepas) clifdenica Buckeridge 1983
†Lepas (Lepas) hyperumbonica Buckeridge 1983
Lepas anatifera Linnaeus 1758
†Lepas sattmanni Harzhauser and Schloegl 2012
G. †Pristinolepas Buckeridge 1983
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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

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Aquitanian to the top of the Zanclean or 23.04000 to 3.60000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 20.45 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45Austria Lepas sattmanni (99160)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Poland Lepas miocoenicus (70539)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Holy See (Vatican City State) Anatifa scolpellum (209253)