''Glossobalanus'' is a genus of

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s belonging to the family Ptychoderidae.

Distribution

The genus has almost

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, with species found in North and South American, Europe, Asia, Africa and Oceania.

Species

Species: *'' Glossobalanus alatus'' *'' Glossobalanus barnharti'' *'' Glossobalanus berkeleyi'' *'' Glossobalanus polybranchioporus Tchang & Liang, 1965'' *'' Glossobalanus mortenseni'' van der Horst, 1932 *'' Glossobalanus weii Fu & Guo & Ding & Zhou & Wei, 2024'' *'' Glossobalanus marginatus'' Meek, 1922 *'' Glossobalanus crozieri van der Horst, 1924'' *'' Glossobalanus elongatus Spengel, 1904'' *'' Glossobalanus hartmanae Cameron & Ostiguy, 2013'' *'' Glossobalanus hedleyi Hill, 1897'' *'' Glossobalanus indicus Rao, 1955'' * Glossobalanus ''minutus'' ''Kowalevsky, 1866'' * Glossobalanus ''parvulus'' Punnett, 1906 * Glossobalanus ''ruficollis'' ''Willey, 1899'' * Glossobalanus ''sarniensis'' ''Koehler, 1886'' * Glossobalanus ''williami'' Cameron & Ostiguy, 2013

References

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