Elminiidae is a family of symmetrical sessile barnacles in 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 & Ro ...
. There are about 5 genera and 12 described species in Elminiidae.
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Genera
These genera belong to the family Elminiidae:
* '' Austrominius'' Buckeridge, 1983
* '' Elminius'' Leach, 1825
* '' Hexaminius'' Foster, 1982
* '' Protelminius'' Buckeridge & Newman, 2010
* † '' Matellonius'' Buckeridge, 1983
References
Barnacles
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