Barentsiidae is a family of Entoprocta, sometimes classified in the order Solitaria. (Ch. 6.17)
Taxonomy The content of Barentsiidae (sometimes without the genus Urnatella) is sometimes classified as part of the family Pedicellinidae.Mary D. Rogick. Phylum Entoprocta (accessed: 2025-07-11)
The genus Urnatella (here classified in Barentsiidae) has been classified by some authors as the only genus of a separate family called Urnatellidae since the mid-19th century. Since 1915, the genus Loxosomatoides (today usually classified in Pedicellinidae sensu stricto) has been added to the family Urnatellidae by some authors.
Genera Genera: Barentsia Hincks, 1880 Coriella Kluge, 1946 Pedicellinopsis Hincks, 1884 Pseudopedicellina Toriumi, 1951 Urnatella Leidy, 1851
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