''Octomeris'' is a genus of star barnacles in the family
Chthamalidae
The Chthamalidae are a family of chthamaloid barnacles, living entirely in intertidal/subtidal habitats, characterized by a primary shell wall of eight, six, or four plates, lacking imbricating plate whorls, and either membraneous or more rare ...
. There are at least three described species in ''Octomeris''.
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Species
These species belong to the genus ''Octomeris'':
* '' Octomeris angulosa'' (Sowerby, 1825) (eightshell barnacle)
* '' Octomeris brunnea'' Darwin, 1854
* '' Octomeris intermedia'' Nilsson-Cantell, 1921
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Barnacles
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