Verrucomorpha

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

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. ^{[1] [2]}

Families

These families belong to the order Verrucomorpha:

Order Verrucomorpha Pilsbry, 1916

Family Verrucidae Darwin, 1854

Genus Altiverruca Pilsbry, 1916

Genus Brochiverruca Zevina, 1993

Genus Cameraverruca Pilsbry, 1916

Genus Costatoverruca Young, 1998

Genus Cristallinaverruca Young, 2002

Genus Gibbosaverruca Young, 2002

Genus Globuloverruca Young, 2004

Genus Metaverruca Pilsbry, 1916

Genus Newmaniverruca Young, 1998

Genus Rostratoverruca Broch, 1922

Genus Spongoverruca Zevina, 1987

Genus Verruca Schumacher, 1817

Genus † Priscoverruca Gale, 2014

Genus † Youngiverruca Gale, 2014

Family †Eoverrucidae Gale, 2020

Genus † Eoverruca Withers, 1935

References

1. "World Register of Marine Species, order Verrucomorpha" . Retrieved 2021-08-28.
2. 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 .

Further reading

• Martin, Joel W.; Davis, George E. (2001). An Updated Classification of the Recent Crustacea (PDF). Science Series. Vol. 39. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles. ISBN   978-1-891276-27-9.