Cryptophialidae

Cryptophialidae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Thecostraca
Subclass: Cirripedia
Order: Cryptophialida
Kolbasov, Newman & Hoeg, 2009
Family: Cryptophialidae
Gerstaecker, 1866

Cryptophialidae is a family of Acrothoracican barnacles in the order Cryptophialida, the sole family of the order. There are at least 2 genera and more than 20 described species in Cryptophialidae. These barnacles burrow into calcareous rocks and structures, such as limestone, shells, or corals.[1][2][3]

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