THECOSTRACA Gruvel, 1905
(barnacles)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa
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ID refs
Order 1 subtaxa 13 images
Suborder 1 subtaxa 13 images
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Family 1 subtaxa 13 images
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Order 8 subtaxa 44 images 10 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SubclassTHECOSTRACA (barnacles)
ClassMAXILLOPODA (CLASS) (a class of crustaceans)
SubphylumCRUSTACEA (crustaceans)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Darwin, C. 1851 *** A Monograph of the Sub-class Cirripedia with Figures of all the Species ***(Superseded) Vol 21 & 25, The Ray Society, London

THECOSTRACA (barnacles) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for THECOSTRACA (barnacles)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 17 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for THECOSTRACA (barnacles)
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