| Heteralepadidae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Thecostraca |
| Order: | Scalpellomorpha |
| Superfamily: | Lepadoidea |
| Family: | Heteralepadidae Nilsson-Cantell, 1921 [1] |
| Genera | |
Heteralepadidae is a family of goose barnacles.
The World Register of Marine Species includes the following genera in the family : [1]
Thoracica is a superorder of crustaceans which contains the most familiar species of barnacles found on rocky coasts, such as Semibalanus balanoides and Chthamalus stellatus. They have six well-developed limbs, and may be either stalked or sessile. The carapace is heavily calcified. The group includes free-living and commensal species.
Thecostraca is a class of marine invertebrates containing over 2,200 described species. Many species have planktonic larvae which become sessile or parasitic as adults.
The Trochidae, common name top-snails or top-shells, are a taxonomic family of very small to large sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Vetigastropoda.
Teinostoma is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Tornidae.
Linisa is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Polygyrinae of the family Polygyridae.
Megabalanus is a genus of barnacles in the family Balanidae. Members of the genus grow to 7 cm (2.8 in) in length and inhabit the lower intertidal zone.
Pleurodontidae is a family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Helicoidea.
Pilsbryspira is a genus of small predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pseudomelatomidae.
Carinodrillia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies.
Siphonalia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.
Anachis is a large genus of sea snails in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.
Parviturbo is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Skeneidae.
Stomatella is a genus of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Trochidae, the top snails and their allies.
Alepas is a genus of goose barnacles in the family Heteralepadidae.
Alepas pacifica is a species of goose barnacle in the family Heteralepadidae. It is a pelagic species and is an obligate associate of various species of jellyfish. It mainly occurs in the Pacific Ocean.
Heteralepas is a genus of goose barnacles in the family Heteralepadidae.
Paralepas is a genus of goose barnacles in the family Heteralepadidae.
Poecilasmatidae is a family of goose barnacles.
Lepadiformes is an order of crustaceans belonging to the class Maxillopoda.
Scalpellomorpha is an order of crustaceans belonging to the class Thecostraca.