Eolepadomorpha is an extinct order of barnacles in the class
Thecostraca
Thecostraca is a class of marine invertebrates containing over 2,200 described species. Many species have planktonic larvae which become sessile or parasitic as adults.
The most important subgroup are the barnacles (subclass Cirripedia), consti ...
. There are 2 families and about 14 described species in Eolepadomorpha.
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Families
These families and genera belong to the order Eolepadomorpha:
: Order Eolepadomorpha Chan et al., 2021
:: Family Eolepadidae Buckeridge, 1983
::: Genus Eolepas Withers, 1928
::: Genus Toarcolepas Gale & Schweigert, 2015
:: Family Praelepadidae Chernyshev, 1930
::: Genus Illilepas Schram, 1986
::: Genus Praelepas Chernyshev, 1930
References
Barnacles
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