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Austrobalanus

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Austrobalanus
Austrobalanus imperator, Australia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Thecostraca
Subclass: Cirripedia
Order: Balanomorpha
Superfamily: Coronuloidea
Family: Austrobalanidae
Newman & Ross, 1976
Genus: Austrobalanus
Pilsbry, 1916

Austrobalanus is a genus of symmetrical sessile barnacles in the family Austrobalanidae, the sole genus of the family. There are at least three described species in Austrobalanus.[1][2]

Species

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These species belong to the genus Austrobalanus:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "World Register of Marine Species, genus Austrobalanus". Retrieved 2021-08-25.
  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.