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Sacculinidae

Thecostraca - Sacculinidae

Taxonomy
Sacculinidae was named by Lilleborg (1861). It is extant. Its type is Sacculina.

It was assigned to Kentrogonida by Newman et al. (1969); and to Rhizocephala by Chan et al. (2021).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1861Sacculinidae Lilleborg p. 96
1969Sacculinidae Newman et al. p. 272
2021Sacculinidae Chan et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
RankNameAuthor
Mandibulata
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
subphylumCrustaceaBrünnich 1772
classThecostraca(Gruvel 1905)
subclassCirripedia(Rafinesque 1816)
infraclassRhizocephala(Müller 1862)
familySacculinidaeLilleborg 1861
familySacculinidaeLilleborg 1861

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. Sacculinidae Lilleborg 1861
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G. Drepanorchis Boschma 1927
G. Heterosaccus Smith 1906
G. Loxothylacus Boschma 1928
G. Ptychascus Boschma 1933
G. Sacculina Thompson 1836
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Sacculina carcini Boschma 1955
G. Sesarmaxenos Annandale 1911
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Epibiont: yesc
Life habit: epifaunalc
Diet: parasitesupero
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2019-05-29 15:12:54
Modified: 2019-05-29 15:12:54
Source: supero = superorder, c = class
References: Gallo-REynoso and Figueroa-Carranza 1998, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available