Superorder Thoracica Darwin 1854 (barnacle)
PaleoDB taxon number: 133234
Parent taxon: Cirripedia according to D. S. Jones 2007
Sister taxa: Acrothoracica, Actinobalanus, Armatobalanus, Ascothoracica, Austrobalanus, Austromegabalanus, Bassettina, Blastolepas, Brachylepas, Chamaesipho, Chitobalanus, Corobalanus, Cyprilepas, Dosima, Elminius, Endosacculus, Eoceratoconcha, Eolasma, Eoverruca, Epopella, Fosterella, Ilba, Illilepas, Lophobalanus, Mesolasma, Mesoscalpellum, Notobalanus, Notomegabalanus, Pachydiadema, Palaeobalanus, Proverruca, Rhizocephala, Schreteriella, Tasmanobalanus, Tessarelasma, Tesseroplax, Tetrinis, Titanolepas, Trilasmis, Virgiscalpellum
Subtaxa: Lepadiformes, Pedunculata, Scalpelliformes, Sessilia
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder