Chthamalus fragilis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Chthamaloidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Superclassis: Multicrustacea
Classis: Hexanauplia
Subclassis: Thecostraca
Infraclassis: Cirripedia
Superordo: Thoracica
Ordo: Sessilia
Subordo: Balanomorpha
Infraordo: Neobalanoformes
Superfamilia: Chthamaloidea

Familia: Chthamalidae
Subfamilia: Chthamalinae
Genus: Chthamalus
Species: Chthamalus fragilis

Name

Chthamalus fragilis Darwin, 1854: 456

  • Type locality: Charlestowne, South Carolina
  • Types: Lectotype BMNH 1964.1.2.1; paralectotypes BMNH 1979.1027-1036; Cuming Museum 1979.1049-1051
  • Distribution: Littoral, Cape Cod, Massachusetts south to West Indies, Yucatán; introduced to Cape Verde
  • ZooBank

References


  • Pilsbry, H.A. 1916: The sessile barnacles (Cirripedia) contained in the collections of the US National Museum; including a monograph of the American species. Bulletin of the United States National Museum, (93) DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.1144 Reference page.  [See p. 297, as Chthamalus fragilis] (elevated to full species status)
  • Poltarukha, O.P. 2006: Identification Atlas of the Superfamily Chthamaloidea Barnacles (Cirripedia Thoracica) in the World Ocean. KMK Scientific Press, Ltd., Moscow. ISBN 5-87317-278-1. [In Russian] Reference page.  [See p. 148] [re-description]
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