This list of prehistoric barnacles is an incomplete, and ongoing listing of all barnacle genera known from the

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: *'' Acasta'' *'' Actinobalanus'' *'' Aporolepas'' *'' Archaeolepas'' *'' Arcoscalpellum'' *'' Armatobalanus'' *'' Arossia'' *'' Austrobalanus'' *'' Austromegabalanus'' *''

Austrominius ''Austrominius'' is a genus of barnacles belonging to the family Elminiidae Elminiidae is a family of symmetrical sessile barnacles in the order Balanomorpha The Balanomorpha are an order of barnacles, containing familiar acorn barnacles o ...

'' *'' Balanus'' *'' Bassettina'' *'' Bathylasma'' *'' Blastolepas'' *'' Brachylepas'' *'' Bryozobia'' *'' Calantica'' *''

Catolasmus ''Catolasmus'' is one of two monotypic Catophragmid acorn barnacle genera recognized in the Northern Hemisphere. It is easily identified by its prominent whorls of imbricating plates surrounding the main wall plates. It is quite large, attaining ...

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Catomerus ''Catomerus'' is a monotypic genus of intertidal/shallow water acorn barnacle that is found in warm temperate waters of Australia. The genus and species is very easily identified by whorls of small plates surrounding the base of the primary shell ...

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Catophragmus ''Catophragmus'' is the originally named genus of the family Catophragmidae. At present, it is monotypical. It is a shallow water acorn barnacle of the Tropical Western Atlantic and Caribbean characterized by small accessory imbricating plates ...

'' *'' Ceratoconcha'' *'' Chamaesipho'' *'' Chelonibia'' *'' Chesaconcavus'' *'' Chionelasmus'' *'' Chirona'' *''

Chthamalus ''Chthamalus'' (χθαμαλός, "flat" or "on the ground") is a genus of barnacles that is found along almost all non-boreal coasts of the northern hemisphere, as well as many regions in the southern hemisphere. These small barnacles have been ...

'' *'' Concavus'' *''

Coronula ''Coronula'' is a genus of whale barnacle Whale barnacles are species of acorn barnacle that belong to the family Coronulidae. They typically attach to baleen whales, and sometimes settle on toothed whales. The whale barnacles diverged from t ...

'' *'' Cretiscalpellum'' *'' Creusia'' *''

Cryptolepas ''Cryptolepas'' is a genus of whale barnacles in the family Coronulidae. There are two described species in ''Cryptolepas'', one of which is extinct. Species These species belong to the genus ''Cryptolepas'': * ''Cryptolepas rhachianecti ''Cr ...

'' *'' Cyprilepas'' *''

Dosima ''Dosima'' is a genus of goose barnacles in the family Lepadidae Lepadidae is a family of goose barnacles, erected by Charles Darwin in 1852. There are about five genera and more than 20 described species in Lepadidae. Genera These genera bel ...

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Elminius ''Elminius'' is a genus of barnacles in the family Elminiidae, containing these species: * '' Elminius kingii'' Gray, 1831 * '' Elminius cristallinus'' Gruvel, 1907 Several species previously placed in the genus ''Elminius'' have been transferre ...

'' *'' Emersonius'' *'' Endosacculus'' *'' Eoacasta'' *'' Eoceratoconcha'' *'' Eolasma'' *'' Eolepas'' *'' Eoverruca'' *'' Epopella'' *'' Euscalpellum'' *'' Fistulobalanus'' *''

Fosterella ''Fosterella'' is a genus of plants in the family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Pitcairnioideae. It contains 31 recognized species, 30 native to central and western South America, one to Mesoamerica Mesoamerica is a historical region and cultura ...

'' *'' Graviscalpellum'' *'' Hesperibalanus'' *'' Hexechamaesipho'' *'' Hexelasma'' *''

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'' *'' Illilepas'' *'' Kathpalmeria'' *''

Lepas ''Lepas'' is a genus of goose barnacles in the family Lepadidae. Species Species in the genus include: * '' Lepas anatifera'' Linnaeus, 1758 * ''Lepas anserifera'' Linnaeus, 1767 * '' Lepas australis'' Darwin, 1851 * ''Lepas hilli ''Lepas'' ...

'' *'' Lophobalanus'' *'' Loriculina'' *'' Mclellania'' *'' Megabalanus'' *'' Membranobalanus'' *'' Mesolasma'' *'' Mesoscalpellum'' *'' Neolepas'' *'' Neoscalpellum'' *'' Nesochthamalus'' *'' Notobalanus'' *'' Notochthamalus'' *'' Octomeris'' *'' Oxynaspis'' *'' Pachydiadema'' *''

Pachylasma ''Pachylasma'' is a genus of symmetrical sessile barnacles in the family Pachylasmatidae Pachylasmatidae is a family of symmetrical sessile barnacles in the order Balanomorpha The Balanomorpha are an order of barnacles, containing familiar ...

'' *'' Palaeobalanus'' *'' Paraconcavus'' *'' Pectinoacasta'' *'' Platylepas'' *'' Poecilasma'' *'' Pollicipes'' *''

Priscansermarinus ''Priscansermarinus barnetti'' is an organism known from the Middle Cambrian Burgess Shale which was originally interpreted as a species of lepadomorph barnacle. Four specimens of ''P. barnetti'' are known from the Greater Phyllopod bed. A reflec ...

'' *'' Proverruca'' *'' Pseudoacasta'' *''

Pseudoctomeris ''Pseudoctomeris sulcatus'' is a species of barnacle, the only member of the genus ''Pseudoctomeris''. It has an eight-plated shell wall with the rostrum partially fused with adjacent rostrolatera. The suture lines are visible only from the i ...

'' *'' Pycnolepas'' *'' Pyrgoma'' *'' Rehderella'' *''

Rogerella ''Rogerella'' is a small pouch-shaped boring (a type of trace fossil) with a slit-like aperture currently produced by acrothoracican barnacles. These crustaceans extrude their legs upwards through the opening for filter-feeding Filter feeder ...

'' (trace fossil) *'' Scalpellum'' *'' Schreteriella'' *'' Scillaelepas'' *'' Semibalanus'' *'' Smilium'' *'' Solidobalanus'' *'' Stramentum'' *'' Tamiosoma'' *'' Tasmanobalanus'' *'' Tessarelasma'' *'' Tesseroplax'' *'' Tesseropora'' *'' Tetraclita'' *'' Tetrinis'' *'' Titanolepas'' *'' Trilasmis'' *'' Trypetesa'' *'' Ulophysema'' *'' Verruca'' *'' Virgiscalpellum'' *'' Waikalasma'' *'' Waiparaconus'' *'' Zeascalpellum'' *'' Zeugmatolepas''

References

* {{cite journal , last = Sepkoski , first = Jack , title = A compendium of fossil marine animal genera (Cirripedia) , journal = Bulletins of American Paleontology , volume = 363 , pages = 1–560 , date = 2002 , url = http://strata.geology.wisc.edu/jack/showgenera.php?taxon=336&rank=class , accessdate = 2009-07-13 Lists of prehistoric arthropods List Of Prehistoric Barnacles

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