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Malacolepadidae

Thecostraca - Scalpellomorpha - Malacolepadidae

Taxonomy
Malacolepadidae was named by Hiro (1937). It is extant.

It was assigned to Lepadoidea by Chan et al. (2021).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1937Malacolepadidae Hiro
2021Malacolepadidae Chan et al. p. 830

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
subphylumCrustaceaBrĂ¼nnich 1772
RankNameAuthor
classThecostraca(Gruvel 1905)
subclassCirripedia(Rafinesque 1816)
infraclassThoracica(Darwin 1854)
superorderThoracicalcarea()
orderScalpellomorpha(Newman 1987)
superfamilyLepadoideaDarwin 1852
familyMalacolepadidaeHiro 1937
familyMalacolepadidaeHiro 1937

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. Malacolepadidae Hiro 1937
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G. Arcalepas Jones and Morton 2009
G. Malacolepas Hiro 1933
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