Verrucomorpha

Verrucomorpha is an order of asymmetrical sessile barnacles in the class Thecostraca. They are typically found in deeper and deep-sea habitats. There are 2 families and more than 100 described species in Verrucomorpha.

Verrucomorpha
Altiverruca nitida, South Africa
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Thecostraca
Subclass: Cirripedia
Infraclass: Thoracica
Superorder: Thoracicalcarea
(unranked): Sessilia
Order: Verrucomorpha
Pilsbry, 1916
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