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In crustacean: Annotated classification
Order ThoracicaSilurian to present; the true barnacles; most are nonparasitic; larvae are nauplii and cyprids; adult body typically contained within calcareous shell plates; about 800 species.Subclass TantulocaridaHolocene; eggs give rise to a tantulus larva with head shield and 6 pairs of thoracic limbs;…
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In cirripede: Diversity and distribution
…principal superorder, however, is the Thoracica. It includes the goose and acorn barnacles. Thoracicans range from 1 millimetre (0.04 inch) to more than 10 centimetres (4 inches) in diameter and from less than one to more than 500 grams (0.04 to 17.6 ounces).
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In cirripede: Annotated classification
Superorder Thoracica (barnacles)Cambrian to present; conspicuous calcareous exoskeleton; posterior cirri evenly distributed along trunk; inhabit virtually all marine environments, several primitive members in the deep sea; 1 mm to 2 cm in length, some larger. About 800 species, some of which parasitize sharks, polychaetes, or…
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