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Tesseropora
Sign in to saveTesseropora is a genus of barnacles in the family Tetraclitidae found around the world. Fossils have been found dating to the Oligocene epoch, and there are several extinct species included in the genus. The genus is characterized by having four shell wall plates and a single row of pores.
Species
Rose-coloured Barnacle
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassMaxillopoda
- OrderSessilia
- FamilyTetraclitidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 55
- With media
- 18
- Family
- Tetraclitidae
- Collections
- CAS, SIO, USNM, WAM, UF, MNHN
- Recorded in
- Federated States Of Micronesia, Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Japan, Philippines, United States, Reunion, Chile
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Tetraclitidae
- Image
- Tesseropora arnoldi (MNHN-IU-2013-16524) 002.jpeg
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Encyclopedic overview
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Tesseropora is a genus of barnacles in the family Tetraclitidae found around the world. Fossils have been found dating to the Oligocene epoch, and there are several extinct species included in the genus. The genus is characterized by having four shell wall plates and a single row of pores.
== Species ==
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