CHTHAMALIDAE Darwin, 1854
(a family of acorn barnacles)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
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ID refs
Chthamalus montagui
Montagu’s Stellate Barnacle
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 		Species 2 images 2 ident. refs
Chthamalus stellatus
Poli’s Stellate Barnacle
Species 2 ident. refs
Chthamalidae (unidentified)
Unidentified Chthamalid Acorn Barnacles
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 		Unidentified 7 images
Taxonomic hierarchy:
FamilyCHTHAMALIDAE (a family of acorn barnacles)
SuperfamilyCHTHAMALOIDEA (a superfamily of crustaceans)
SuborderBALANOMORPHA (a suborder of acorn barnacles)
OrderSESSILIA (acorn barnacles)
SuperorderTHORACICA (acorn and goose barnacles)
InfraclassCirripedia (barnacles)
SubclassTHECOSTRACA (barnacles)
ClassMAXILLOPODA (a class of crustaceans)
SubphylumCRUSTACEA (crustaceans)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

CHTHAMALIDAE (a family of acorn barnacles) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for CHTHAMALIDAE (a family of acorn barnacles)
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