Chionelasmatidae is a family of
barnacle
A barnacle is a type of arthropod constituting the subclass Cirripedia in the subphylum Crustacea, and is hence related to crabs and lobsters. Barnacles are exclusively marine, and tend to live in shallow and tidal waters, typically in eros ...
s belonging to the order
Balanomorpha
The Balanomorpha are an order of barnacles, containing familiar acorn barnacles of the seashore. The order contains these families:
* Austrobalanidae Newman & Ross, 1976
* Balanidae Leach, 1817 (acorn barnacles)
* Bathylasmatidae Newman & Ross ...
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Genera:
* '' Chionelasmus'' Pilsbry, 1911
* '' Eochionelasmus'' Yamaguchi, 1990
]
References
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Sessilia
Crustacean families