Elminiidae
| Elminiidae | |
|---|---|
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| Hexaminius foliorum | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Thecostraca |
| Subclass: | Cirripedia |
| Order: | Balanomorpha |
| Superfamily: | |
| Family: | Foster, 1982[1] |
Elminiidae is a family of symmetrical, sessile barnacles in the order Balanomorpha. The family includes approximately 5 genera and 12 described species.[2][3]
Genera
These genera belong to the family Elminiidae:
- Austrominius Buckeridge, 1983[4]
- Elminius Leach, 1825
- Hexaminius Foster, 1982[1]
- Protelminius Buckeridge & Newman, 2010
- † Matellonius Buckeridge, 1983[4]
References
- ^ a b Foster, Brian A. (1982). "Two new intertidal balanoid barnacles from eastern Australia". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 106: 21–32. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
- ^ "World Register of Marine Species, family Elminiidae". Retrieved 2021-08-25.
- ^ Chan, Benny K. K.; Dreyer, Niklas; Gale, Andy S.; Glenner, Henrik; et al. (2021). "The evolutionary diversity of barnacles, with an updated classification of fossil and living forms". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 193 (3): 789–846. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaa160. hdl:11250/2990967.
- ^ a b Buckeridge, J. S. (1983). "The barnacle subfamily Elminiinae —Two new subgenera and a new Miocene species from Victoria". Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 12 (4): 353–357. doi:10.1080/03036758.1982.10415341. Retrieved 28 March 2024.