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Class CirripediaDomain Eukarya Kingdom Animalia Sub-kingdom Eumetazoa Sub-sub-kingdom Bilateria Metaphylum Schizocoelos Coelomates Phylum Arthropoda Subphylum Crustacea Class Cirripedia Barnacles are marine, sessile crustaceans, having a bivalved shell typically covered with calcareous plates. Latin: cirrus, curl + Greek: pous, foot. (Dorit et al, 1991) |