Asymmetrical Sessile Barnacles - Order: Verrucomorpha
Family: Verrucidae
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Altiverruca navicula
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Metaverruca sp.
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Taxonomy:
Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
> Subphylum: Crustacea (Crustaceans)
> Superclass: Multicrustacea (Typical Crustaceans)
> Class: Hexanauplia (Barnacles and Copepods)
> Subclass: Thecostraca (Barnacles and Allies)
> Infraclass: Cirripedia (Barnacles)
> Subterclass: Thoracica (Normal Barnacles)
> Superorder: Thoracicalcarea (Thoracican Barnacles)
> Order: Verrucomorpha (Asymmetrical Sessile Barnacles)
> Family: Verrucidae
> Genus: Altiverruca
> Species: A. navicula
> Genus: Metaverruca ^
> Species: ?
^ = possibly
* = likely
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