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Checklist for Order Sessilia Lamarck, 1818 (Acorn barnacles)
and region Cape Verde (Macaronesia)


Class
 
Maxillopoda
Dahl, 1956
Maxillopods
70
194
477
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Thecostraca
Gruvel, 1905
12
21
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Cirripedia
Burmeister, 1834
Barnacles
12
21
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Thoracica
Darwin, 1854
Barnacles
10
19
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Sessilia
Lamarck, 1818
Acorn barnacles, Sessile barnacles
5
9
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cape Verde
5 Families width 13 Species
Pyrgomatidae (Gray, 1825)Coral barnacle1SpeciesTaxom
Verrucidae (Darwin, 1854)3SpeciesTaxom
Balanidae Leach, 18065SpeciesTaxom
Archaeobalanidae Newman & Ross, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Chthamalidae Darwin, 18543SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cape Verde
9 Genera with 13 Species
Adna Sowerby, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Altiverruca Pilsbry, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Amphibalanus Pitombo, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Balanus Da Costa, 1758Barnacle2SpeciesTaxom
Chirona Gray, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Chthamalus Ranzani, 17913SpeciesTaxom
Megabalanus Hoek, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Metaverruca Pilsbry, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Verruca Schumacher, 19001SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape Verde
13 Species
Adna anglica (Sowerby, 1823)⇒ Megatrema anglicum Sowerby, 1823
Altiverruca rathbuniana Pilsbry, 1916
Amphibalanus amphitrite Darwin, 1854Purple acorn barnacle
Balanus hameri (Ascanius, 1767)⇒ Chirona hameri Ascanius, 1767
Balanus tintinnabulum (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Chthamalus stellatus Poli, 1791
Chirona hameri Ascanius, 1767
Chthamalus fragilis Darwin, 1854
Chthamalus montagui Southward, 1976Montagu's Stellate Barnacle
Chthamalus stellatus Poli, 1791Poli's Stellate Barnacle
Megabalanus azoricus Pilsbry, 1916Azorean barnacle
Megabalanus tintinnabulum Linnaeus, 1758Barnacle
Metaverruca trisulcata Gruvel, 1900
Verruca striata (Gruvel, 1900)⇒ Metaverruca trisulcata Gruvel, 1900

Subnodes of Sessilia with occurrences in Cape Verde
SuborderBalanomorpha
Pilsbry, 1916
Acorn barnacles
4
6
10
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderVerrucomorpha
Pilsbry, 1916
Wart barnacles
1
3
3
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Sessilia at gbif.org
Sessilia at irmng.org
Sessilia at itis.gov
Sessilia at marinespecies.org