Chelonibiidae

Chelonibiidae is a family of turtle barnacles in the order Balanomorpha. There are at least three genera and about eight described species in Chelonibiidae.

Chelonibiidae
Chelonibia testudinaria, Mexico (Pacific)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Thecostraca
Subclass: Cirripedia
Order: Balanomorpha
Superfamily: Coronuloidea
Family: Chelonibiidae
Pilsbry, 1916
Subfamilies
  • Chelonibiinae Pilsbry, 1916
  • Protochelonibiinae Harzhauser & Newman, 2011
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