In the past, Koleolepadidae was considered a
family
Family (from ) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictabili ...
of
barnacle
Barnacles are arthropods of the subclass (taxonomy), subclass Cirripedia in the subphylum Crustacean, Crustacea. They are related to crabs and lobsters, with similar Nauplius (larva), nauplius larvae. Barnacles are exclusively marine invertebra ...
s with a single genus, ''
Koleolepas''. Research published in 2021 by Chan et al. resulted in ''Koleolepas'' being moved to the family
Heteralepadidae
Heteralepadidae is a family of goose barnacles.
Genera
The World Register of Marine Species
The World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) is a taxonomic database that aims to provide an authoritative and comprehensive catalogue and list of na ...
. The family Koleolepadidae is no longer active.
[
]
See also
* Heteralepadidae
Heteralepadidae is a family of goose barnacles.
Genera
The World Register of Marine Species
The World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) is a taxonomic database that aims to provide an authoritative and comprehensive catalogue and list of na ...
for the family containing former members of Koleolepadidae.
* List of Cirripedia genera
These genera belong to Cirripedia, a subclass of barnacles in the phylum of Crustacea, as classified by Chan et al. (2021) and the World Register of Marine Species. Their classification into order, superfamily, family, and subfamily is included.
...
for a list of barnacle families and genera.
References
{{Reflist, refs=
[
{{Cite journal
, title = The evolutionary diversity of barnacles, with an updated classification of fossil and living forms
, date = 2021
, last1 = Chan , first1 = Benny K. K.
, last2 = Dreyer , first2 = Niklas
, last3 = Gale , first3 = Andy S.
, last4 = Glenner , first4 = Henrik
, last5 = Ewers-Saucedo , first5 = Christine
, last6 = Pérez-Losada , first6 = Marcos
, last7 = Kolbasov , first7 = Gregory A.
, last8 = Crandall , first8 = Keith A.
, last9 = Høeg , first9 = Jens T.
, display-authors = 4
, journal = Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society
, volume = 193
, issue = 3
, pages = 789–846
, doi = 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaa160, doi-access = free
, hdl = 11250/2990967
, hdl-access = free
]
Obsolete arthropod taxa
Barnacles