Maxillopoda

Maxillopoda Temporal range: Cambrian to Recent
Cyclops (Copepoda: Cyclopoida)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
(unranked):	Panarthropoda
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Crustacea
Class:	Maxillopoda Dahl, 1956 [1]
Sub-classes
Thecostraca incl. Cirripedia (barnacles) Tantulocarida Branchiura Pentastomida Mystacocarida Copepoda

Maxillopoda is a diverse class of crustaceans which includes the barnacles, copepods and a number of related animals.

It does not appear to be a monophyletic group, and no single character unites all the members.^[2]

1. ↑ "Maxillopoda". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved October 7, 2010.
2. ↑ Joel W. Martin & George E. Davis (2001). An updated classification of the Recent Crustacea (PDF). Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. p. 132. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-05-12. Retrieved 2011-09-12.