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Balanidae
Maxillopoda - Sessilia - Balanidae
Taxonomy
Balanidae was named by Leach (1817). It is extant.
It was assigned to Thoracica by Martin (1904); to Balanomorpha by Ross and Newman (1967) and Wilson (1983); to Balanoidea by Zullo (1992) and McLaughlin et al. (2005); and to Chionolasmatoidea by Jones (2007).
It was assigned to Thoracica by Martin (1904); to Balanomorpha by Ross and Newman (1967) and Wilson (1983); to Balanoidea by Zullo (1992) and McLaughlin et al. (2005); and to Chionolasmatoidea by Jones (2007).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1817 | Balanidae Leach |
| 1904 | Balanidae Martin p. 94 |
| 1967 | Balanidae Ross and Newman p. 3 |
| 1983 | Balanidae Wilson p. 486 |
| 1992 | Balanidae Zullo p. 3 |
| 2005 | Balanidae McLaughlin et al. p. 42 |
| 2007 | Balanidae Jones p. 294 |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available