Chelonibiidae Explained

Chelonibiidae is a family of turtle barnacles in the order Balanomorpha. There are at least three genera and about eight described species in Chelonibiidae.

Genera

These genera belong to the family Chelonibiidae:

• Chelonibia Leach, 1817
• Stephanolepas Fischer, 1886
• † Protochelonibia Harzhauser & Newman, 2011

Further reading

• Book: An Updated Classification of the Recent Crustacea. 2001. Martin. Joel W.. Davis. George E.. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles. Science Series. 39. 978-1-891276-27-9. 2021-08-24. 2009-12-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20091229075346/http://web.vims.edu/tcs/LACM-39-01-final.pdf. dead.
• Book: Maxillopoda: Thecostraca. 1998. Young. Paulo S.. Young. Paulo S.. Museu Nacional. Catalogue of Crustacea of Brazil. 263–285. 978-85-7427-001-2.