Elminiidae

Elminiidae is a family of symmetrical sessile barnacles in the order Balanomorpha. There are about 5 genera and 12 described species in Elminiidae.^[2][3]

Elminiidae
Hexaminius foliorum
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Thecostraca
Subclass:	Cirripedia
Order:	Balanomorpha
Superfamily:	Elminioidea
Family:	Elminiidae Foster, 1982[1]

Genera

These genera belong to the family Elminiidae:

• Austrominius Buckeridge, 1983^[4]
• Elminius Leach, 1825
• Hexaminius Foster, 1982^[1]
• Protelminius Buckeridge & Newman, 2010
• † Matellonius Buckeridge, 1983^[4]

References

1. Foster, Brian A. (1982). "Two new intertidal balanoid barnacles from eastern Australia". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 106: 21–32. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
2. "World Register of Marine Species, family Elminiidae". Retrieved 2021-08-25.
3. Chan, Benny K. K.; Dreyer, Niklas; Gale, Andy S.; Glenner, Henrik; et al. (2021). "The evolutionary diversity of barnacles, with an updated classification of fossil and living forms". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 193 (3): 789–846. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaa160. hdl:11250/2990967.
4. Buckeridge, J. S. (1983). "The barnacle subfamily Elminiinae —Two new subgenera and a new Miocene species from Victoria". Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 12 (4): 353–357. doi:10.1080/03036758.1982.10415341. Retrieved 28 March 2024.