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Lepas anatifera

Thecostraca - Scalpellomorpha - Lepadidae

Taxonomy
Lepas anatifera was named by Linnaeus (1758). It is extant. It is the type species of Lepas.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Lepas anatifera Linnaeus
1983Lepas anatifera Buckeridge p. 21
2012Lepas anatifera Harzhauser and Schloegl p. 926

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
RankNameAuthor
subphylumCrustaceaBrünnich 1772
classThecostraca(Gruvel 1905)
subclassCirripedia(Rafinesque 1816)
infraclassThoracica(Darwin 1854)
superorderThoracicalcarea()
orderScalpellomorpha(Newman 1987)
superfamilyLepadoideaDarwin 1852
familyLepadidaeDarwin 1851
genusLepasLinnaeus 1758
speciesanatiferaLinnaeus 1758

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.

Lepas anatifera Linnaeus 1758
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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