Chthamalus fissus

Biology

Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- Kingdom: Animalia () - Linnaeus, 1758 - Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
    - Branch: Protostomia () - Grobben, 1908
      - Infrakingdom: Ecdysozoa () - Aguinaldo et al., 1997 ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998
        Superphylum: Panarthropoda () - Cuvier
        Phylum: Arthropoda () - Latreille, 1829 - Latreille, 1829 - arthropods
        Subphylum: mandibulata () - snodgrass, 1938
        Infraphylum: Crustaceomorpha () - (Chernyshev, 1960)
        Superclass: Crustacea () - Pennant, 1777 - Crustaceans
        Epiclass: eucrustacea ()
        Class: Maxillopoda () - Dahl, 1956
        Subclass: Thecostraca () - Gruvel, 1905
        Infraclass: Cirripedia () - Burmeister, 1834
        Superorder: Thoracica () - Darwin, 1854
        Order: Sessilia () - Lamarck, 1818
        Suborder: Balanomorpha () - Pilsbry, 1916 - Acorn Barnacles
        Superfamily: Chthamaloidea () - Darwin, 1854
        Family: Catophragmidae () - Utinomi, 1968
        Subfamily: Chthamalinae ()
        Genus: Chthamalus () - (Poli)
        Specific name: fissus - Darwin, 1854
        Scientific name: - Chthamalus fissus Darwin, 1854

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 27-Dec-2004

There are approximately 22 species in this genus:

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Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 15, 2006.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 29, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 29, 2008: