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Pyrgomatidae Gray, 1825

AphiaID

106058 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:106058)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Balanoidea Leach, 1817

Direct children (40)

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Subfamily Ceratoconchinae Newman & Ross, 1976
1. Genus Ceratoconcha Kramberger-Gorjanovic, 1889
Subfamily Megatrematinae Holthuis, 1982
1. Genus Adna Sowerby, 1823
2. Genus Megatrema Sowerby, 1823
3. Genus Memagreta Ross & Pitombo, 2002
4. Genus Pyrgomina Baluk & Radwanski, 1967
5. Genus Boscia Férussac, 1822 accepted as Megatrema Sowerby, 1823 (preoccupied by Boscia Schweigger, see Holthuis 1982)
6. Tribe Megatrematini Holthuis, 1982 accepted as Megatrematinae Holthuis, 1982
Subfamily Pyrgomatinae Gray, 1825
1. Genus Ahoekia Ross & Newman, 1995
2. Genus Arossella Anderson, 1993
3. Genus Australhoekia Ross & Newman, 2000
4. Genus Cantellius Ross & Newman, 1973
5. Genus Cionophorus Ross & Newman, 2001
6. Genus Creusia Leach, 1817
7. Genus Darwiniella Anderson, 1992
8. Genus Eohoekia Ross & Newman, 1995
9. Genus Galkinius Perreault, 2014
10. Genus Hiroa Ross & Newman, 1973
11. Genus Hoekia Ross & Newman, 1973
12. Genus Neopyrgoma Ross & Newman, 2002
13. Genus Neotrevathana Ross, 1999
14. Genus Nobia Sowerby, 1839
15. Genus Parahoekia Ross & Newman, 1995
16. Genus Pyrgoma Leach, 1817
17. Genus Pyrgopsella Zullo, 1967
18. Genus Pyrgospongia Achituv & Simon-Blecher, 2006
19. Genus Savignium Leach, 1825
20. Genus Trevathana Anderson, 1992
21. Genus Cionophora Ross & Newman, 1999 accepted as Cionophorus Ross & Newman, 2001 (preoccupied by Cionophora Egger, 1854 (Insecta: Diptera))
22. Tribe Hoekinii Ross & Newman, 1995 accepted as Pyrgomatinae Gray, 1825
23. Genus Newmania Anderson, 1992 accepted as Wanella Anderson, 1993 (preoccupied)
24. Genus Paranobia Galkin, 1986 accepted as Pyrgoma Leach, 1817
25. Tribe Pyrgomatini Gray, 1825 accepted as Pyrgomatinae Gray, 1825
26. Tribe Pyrgominini Ross & Pitombo, 2002 accepted as Megatrematinae Holthuis, 1982
27. Tribe Pyrgopsellini Ross & Newman, 1995 accepted as Pyrgomatinae Gray, 1825
28. Genus Pyrgopsis Gruvel, 1907 accepted as Pyrgopsella Zullo, 1967 (preoccupied)
29. Genus Utinomia Galkin, 1986 accepted as Galkinius Perreault, 2014 (occupied genus name)
Subfamily Bosciinae Newman & Ross, 1976 accepted as Megatrematinae Holthuis, 1982 (Boscia de Ferussac 1822 is junior homonym to Boscia Schweigger, 1819. Holthuis (1982) concluded Megatrema Sowerby 1823 is the replacement name for Boscia de Ferussac 1822. Holthuis (1982) conclude it is necessary to replace Bosciinae by Megatrematinae. )

Environment

marine

Fossil range

recent + fossil

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

WoRMS (2025). Pyrgomatidae Gray, 1825. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=106058 on 2025-04-16

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

Southward, Alan

2005-05-03 07:34:09Z

changed

Cuvelier, Daphne

2010-10-22 06:14:53Z

checked

Chan, Benny K.K.

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Nomenclature

basis of record Southward, A.J. (2001). Cirripedia - non-parasitic Thoracica, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 280-283 (look up in IMIS) [details]

Taxonomy

taxonomy source Chan, B. K. K.; Dreyer, N.; Gale, A. S.; Glenner, H.; Ewers-Saucedo, C.; Pérez-Losada, M.; Kolbasov, G. A.; Crandall, K. A.; Høeg, J. T. (2021). The evolutionary diversity of barnacles, with an updated classification of fossil and living forms. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. , available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaa160 [details]

Other

additional source Martin, J.W., & Davis, G.E. (2001). An updated classification of the recent Crustacea. Science Series, 39. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. Los Angeles, CA (USA). 124 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors

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additional source Malay, M. C. M. D.; Michonneau, F. (2014). Phylogenetics and morphological evolution of coral-dwelling barnacles (Balanomorpha: Pyrgomatidae). Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 113(1): 162-179., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/bij.12315 [details]

additional source Tsang, L. M.; Chu, K. H.; Nozawa, Y.; Chan, B. K. K. (2014). Morphological and host specificity evolution in coral symbiont barnacles (Balanomorpha: Pyrgomatidae) inferred from a multi-locus phylogeny. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 77: 11-22., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2014.03.002 [details]