Cryptophialidae is a family of
Acrothoracica
The Acrothoracica are an infraclass of barnacles.
Acrothoracicans bore into calcareous material such as mollusc shells, coral, crinoids or hardgrounds, producing a slit-like hole in the surface known by the trace fossil name ''Rogerella''. Acr ...
n barnacles in the order Cryptophialida, the sole family of the order. There are at least 2 genera and more than 20 described species in Cryptophialidae. These barnacles burrow into calcareous rocks and structures, such as limestone, shells, or corals.
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Genera:][
* '' Australophialus'' Tomlinson, 1969
* '' Cryptophialus'' Darwin, 1854
]
References
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Maxillopoda
Crustacean families