Cryptophialidae

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Cryptophialidae is a family of Acrothoracican barnacles in the order Cryptophialida, the sole family of the order. There are at least 2 genera and more than 20 described species in Cryptophialidae. These barnacles burrow into calcareous rocks and structures, such as limestone, shells, or corals.[1][2][3]

Cryptophialidae
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Domain:Eukaryota
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Thecostraca
Subclass:Cirripedia
Order:Cryptophialida
Kolbasov, Newman & Hoeg, 2009
Family:Cryptophialidae
Gerstaecker, 1866

Genera:[2]

  • Australophialus Tomlinson, 1969
  • Cryptophialus Darwin, 1854

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