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Chthamalus stellatus (Poli, 1791)

AphiaID

106231 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:106231)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Chthamalus Ranzani, 1817

Original name

Lepas stellatus Poli, 1791

Synonymised names

Lepas stellatus Poli, 1791 · unaccepted (generic reassignment)

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Subspecies Chthamalus stellatus bisinuatus Pilsbry, 1916
Subspecies Chthamalus stellatus cornutus Nilsson-Cantell, 1925
Subspecies Chthamalus stellatus thompsoni Henry, 1958 accepted as Chthamalus angustitergum Pilsbry, 1916

Environment

marine

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

WoRMS (2026). Chthamalus stellatus (Poli, 1791). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=106231 on 2026-06-29

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

Southward, Alan

2013-07-03 10:38:20Z

changed

Boxshall, Geoff

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Nomenclature

basis of record Southward, A.J. (2001). Cirripedia - non-parasitic Thoracica, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 280-283 (look up in IMIS) [details]

Other

additional source Hayward, P.J. & J.S. Ryland (Eds.). (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK. 627 pp. (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198573562.001.0001 [details] Available for editors