Catophragmus
| Catophragmus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Thecostraca |
| Subclass: | Cirripedia |
| Order: | Balanomorpha |
| Family: | Catophragmidae |
| Genus: | Catophragmus Sowerby, 1826: 326 |
| Species: | C. imbricatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Catophragmus imbricatus Sowerby, 1827 | |
Catophragmus is the originally named genus of the family Catophragmidae. At present, it is monotypical. It is a shallow water acorn barnacle of the Tropical Western Atlantic and Caribbean characterized by small accessory imbricating plates surrounding the base of the shell wall.
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