Platylepadidae Newman & Ross, 1976 : 44

Ross, Arnold & Frick, Michael G., 2011, Nomenclatural emendations of the family-group names Cylindrolepadinae, Stomatolepadinae, Chelolepadinae, Cryptolepadinae, and Tubicinellinae of Ross & Frick, 2007 — including current definitions of family-groups within the Coronuloidea (Cirripedia: Balanomorpha), Zootaxa 3106, pp. 60-66 : 62

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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6194201
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scientific name	Platylepadidae Newman & Ross, 1976 : 44
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Family Platylepadidae Newman & Ross, 1976: 44 View in CoL

(nom. transl. Ross & Frick, 2007: 3)

Type genus. Platylepas Gray, 1825 ; by original designation of Newman & Ross (1976: 44).

Diagnosis. Wall six-plated (R-CL1-CL2-C) or eight-plated in juvenile specimens (R-RL-CL1-CL2-C); relatively thin; parietes each with midrib and/or tooth; longitudinal tubes when present external (internal in Chelolepas ); apertural hood absent (except in Chelolepas ); primary or internal lamina (including the sheath) solid, outer lamina (when present) formed by joining of longitudinal T-shaped flanges extending from inner wall, thus forming external longitudinal canals.