Heteralepadidae is a
family
Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its ...
of
goose barnacle
Goose barnacles, also called stalked barnacles or gooseneck barnacles, are filter-feeding crustaceans that live attached to hard surfaces of rocks and flotsam in the ocean intertidal zone. Goose barnacles formerly made up the taxonomic order Ped ...
s.
Genera
The
World Register of Marine Species
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Content
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includes the following genera in the family :
[
* '' Alepas'' Rang, 1829
* '' Heteralepas'' Pilsbry, 1907
* '' Koleolepas'' Stebbing, 1900
* '' Paralepas'' Pilsbry, 1907
]
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q6568433
Barnacles
Crustacean families