Alepas

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lepadiformes
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Superclassis: Multicrustacea Classis: Thecostraca Subclassis: Cirripedia Superordo: Thoracica Ordo: Lepadiformes

Subordo: Heteralepadomorpha
Familia: Heteralepadidae
Genus: Alepas
Species (5): A. navigator – A. pacifica – A. pellucida – A. spectrum – A. univalvis

[Source: WoRMS]

Name

Alepas Rang, 1829: 364

• Type species: Anatifa univalvis Quoy & Gaimard, 1827, by subsequent designation of Pilsbry, 1907
• ZooBank: A12D3978-1AF9-4C5D-8EF3-FE1431881704

Synonyms

Eremolepas Weltner, 1897: 239

• Unnecessary new replacement name for Gymnolepas Aurivillius, 1894 only
• ZooBank: BAB5BF8D-6725-4223-8CD6-4E521937B922

Gymnolepas Aurivillius, 1894: 33

• Type species: Gymnolepas pellucida Aurivillius, 1894
• Primary junior homonym of Gymnolepas Blainville, 1824
• ZooBank: EF63CC30-6905-44F3-92A7-82F04159CB2E

References

• Rang, S. 1829. Manuel de l'histoire naturelle des mollusques et de leurs coquilles : ayant pour base de classification celle de M. le baron Cuvier. Paris. [In French] BHL Reference page.  [See p, 364, original description and list of species]

Additional references

• Darwin, C. 1852. A monograph on the sub-class Cirripedia with figures of all species. Vol. 1 The Lepadidae or Pedunculated Cirrepedes. Ray Society. BHL Reference page.  [See p. 156, extensive discussion, assignment of species]
• Pilsbry, H.A. 1907: The barnacles (Cirripedia) contained in the collections of the U.S. National Museum. Bulletin -- United States National Museum 60: 1–122. BHL Reference page.  [See p. 103, full description, symbioses, type species designation]

Links

• BHL bibliography
• Alepas – Taxon details on Encyclopedia of Life (EOL).
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Alepas.
• ION
• Alepas in the World Register of Marine Species