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Brachylepadidae Temporal range: Tithonian–Aquitanian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Brachylepas
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Thecostraca
Subclass:	Cirripedia
Order:	†Brachylepadomorpha
Family:	†Brachylepadidae Woodward, 1901

Brachylepadidae is an extinct family of barnacles in the order Brachylepadomorpha, the sole family in the order. There are about 7 genera and more than 20 described species in Brachylepadidae.

Genera

These genera belong to the family Brachylepadidae:

• Brachylepas Woodward, 1901
• Epibrachylepas Gale, 2014
• Fallaxlepas Gale, 2020
• Faxelepas Gale, 2014
• Parabrachylepas Gale, 2014
• Pedupycnolepas Gale, 2014
• Pycnolepas Withers, 1914

References

1. "Brachylepadidae". GBIF. Retrieved 2021-08-28.
2. "The Paleobiology Database, family Brachylepadidae". Retrieved 2021-08-28.
3. "World Register of Marine Species, family Brachylepadidae". Retrieved 2021-08-28.
4. Chan, Benny K. K.; Dreyer, Niklas; Gale, Andy S.; Glenner, Henrik; et al. (2021). "The evolutionary diversity of barnacles, with an updated classification of fossil and living forms". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 193 (3): 789–846. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaa160. hdl:11250/2990967.

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