Octomeris

Octomeris
Octomeris angulosa, eightshell barnacle, South Africa
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Thecostraca
Subclass: Cirripedia
Order: Balanomorpha
Family: Chthamalidae
Genus:
Sowerby, 1825

Octomeris is a genus of star barnacles in the family Chthamalidae. There are at least three described species in Octomeris.[1][2][3]

Species

These species belong to the genus Octomeris:

  • Octomeris angulosa (Sowerby, 1825) (eightshell barnacle)
  • Octomeris brunnea Darwin, 1854
  • Octomeris intermedia Nilsson-Cantell, 1921

References

  1. ^ "Octomeris". GBIF. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
  2. ^ "World Register of Marine Species, genus Octomeris". Retrieved 2021-08-31.
  3. ^ 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.
  • Media related to Octomeris at Wikimedia Commons


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