Superorder
Thoracicalcarea (Thoracican barnacles)
Thoracica is a superorder of crustaceans which contains the most familiar species of barnacles found on rocky coasts, such as Semibalanus balanoides and Chthamalus stellatus. They have six well-developed limbs, and may be either stalked or sessile. The carapace is heavily calcified. The group includes free-living and commensal species.
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Humboldt Life
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Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
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Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
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Subphylum: Crustacea (Crustaceans)
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Superclass: Multicrustacea (Typical crustaceans)
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Class: Hexanauplia (Barnacles and copepods)
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Subclass: Thecostraca (Barnacles and allies)
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Infraclass: Cirripedia (Barnacles)
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Subterclass: Thoracica (Normal barnacles)
- Superorder: Thoracicalcarea (Thoracican barnacles)
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Subterclass: Thoracica (Normal barnacles)
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Infraclass: Cirripedia (Barnacles)
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Subclass: Thecostraca (Barnacles and allies)
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Class: Hexanauplia (Barnacles and copepods)
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Superclass: Multicrustacea (Typical crustaceans)
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Subphylum: Crustacea (Crustaceans)
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Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
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Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)