THORACICA
(acorn and goose barnacles)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
OrderTHORACICA (acorn and goose 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
Bassindale, R. 1964 British Barnacles Synopses of the British Fauna, 14, 49pp, The Linnean Society of London
Southward, A.J. 2008 Barnacles Synopses of the British Fauna (New Series), 57, Field Studies Council

THORACICA (acorn and goose barnacles) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for THORACICA (acorn and goose barnacles)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 4 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for THORACICA (acorn and goose barnacles)
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