Chthamalidae
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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 rarely calcareous basis. They are not found below immediate subtidal habitats, and more likely are found in the highest tier of shallow-water barnacle fauna. They can be found in the most rigorous wave-washed locations, and some species are found in the surf zone above high tide mark, only receiving water from wave action at high tide.
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Chthamalidae | |
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Chthamalus stellatus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Thecostraca |
Subclass: | Cirripedia |
Infraclass: | Thoracica |
Superorder: | Thoracicalcarea |
(unranked): | Sessilia |
Order: | Balanomorpha |
Superfamily: | Chthamaloidea |
Family: | Chthamalidae Darwin, 1854[1]460 |
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