Verrucomorpha is an order of asymmetrical sessile barnacles in the class Thecostraca. They are typically found in deeper and deep-sea habitats. There are 2 families and more than 100 described species in Verrucomorpha.[1][2]

Verrucomorpha
Altiverruca nitida, South Africa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Thecostraca
Subclass: Cirripedia
Infraclass: Thoracica
Superorder: Thoracicalcarea
(unranked): Sessilia
Order: Verrucomorpha
Pilsbry, 1916

Families edit

These families belong to the order Verrucomorpha:

Order Verrucomorpha Pilsbry, 1916
Family Verrucidae Darwin, 1854
Genus Altiverruca Pilsbry, 1916
Genus Brochiverruca Zevina, 1993
Genus Cameraverruca Pilsbry, 1916
Genus Costatoverruca Young, 1998
Genus Cristallinaverruca Young, 2002
Genus Gibbosaverruca Young, 2002
Genus Globuloverruca Young, 2004
Genus Metaverruca Pilsbry, 1916
Genus Newmaniverruca Young, 1998
Genus Rostratoverruca Broch, 1922
Genus Spongoverruca Zevina, 1987
Genus Verruca Schumacher, 1817
Genus †Priscoverruca Gale, 2014
Genus †Youngiverruca Gale, 2014
Family †Eoverrucidae Gale, 2020
Genus †Eoverruca Withers, 1935

References edit

  1. ^ "World Register of Marine Species, order Verrucomorpha". Retrieved 2021-08-28.
  2. ^ Chan, Benny K. K.; Dreyer, Niklas; Gale, Andy S.; Glenner, Henrik; et al. (2021). "The evolutionary diversity of barnacles, with an updated classification of fossil and living forms". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 193 (3): 789–846. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaa160. hdl:11250/2990967.

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