Family HETERALEPADIDAE Nilsson-Cantell, 1921

Heteralepadidae Nilsson-Cantell, 1921: 245

Lepadidae Darwin, 1852: 8 (part.)

Diagnosis.

Capitulum naked, thick-walled, globular, supported by stout peduncle; filamentary appendage at base of cirrus I; caudal appendage multi-segmented; cirri ctenopod or acanthopod, rarely lasiopod.

Type genus.

Heteralepas Pilsbry, 1907a.

Remarks.

The family consists of two genera: Heteralepas Pilsbry, 1907a and Paralepas Pilsbry, 1907a.