Scalpellidae Explained

Scalpellidae is a family of acorn barnacles in the order Scalpellomorpha. There are about 25 genera and 220 described species in Scalpellidae.

Genera

These genera belong to the family Scalpellidae:

• Abathescalpellum Newman & Ross, 1971
• Alcockianum Zevina, 1978
• Amigdoscalpellum Zevina, 1978
• Annandaleum Newman & Ross, 1971
• Arcoscalpellum Hoek, 1907
• Australscalpellum Newman & Ross, 1971
• Brochia Newman & Ross, 1971
• Catherinum Zevina, 1978
• Diotascalpellum Gale, 2015
• Graviscalpellum Foster, 1980
• Gymnoscalpellum Newman & Ross, 1971
• Hamatoscalpellum Zevina, 1978
• Litoscalpellum Newman & Ross, 1971
• Meroscalpellum Zevina, 1978
• Neoscalpellum Pilsbry, 1907
• Regioscalpellum Gale, 2015
• Scalpellopsis Broch, 1921
• Scalpellum Leach, 1818
• Weltnerium Zevina, 1978
• Zevinaella Shalaeva & Newman, 2016
• † Arcuatoscalpellum Gale, 2015
• † Collinslepas Gale, 2020
• † Jaegerscalpellum Gale, 2019
• † Virgilepas Gale, 2020
• † Virgiscalpellum Withers, 1935