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Checklist for Order Sessilia Lamarck, 1818 (Acorn barnacles)
and region Macaronesia (North Africa)


Class
 
Maxillopoda
Dahl, 1956
Maxillopods
101
265
635
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Thecostraca
Gruvel, 1905
18
35
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Cirripedia
Burmeister, 1834
Barnacles
17
34
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Thoracica
Darwin, 1854
Barnacles
15
31
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Sessilia
Lamarck, 1818
Acorn barnacles, Sessile barnacles
10
16
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Macaronesia
10 Families width 32 Species
Pyrgomatidae (Gray, 1825)Coral barnacle1SpeciesTaxom
Verrucidae Darwin, 18546SpeciesTaxom
Balanidae Leach, 180612SpeciesTaxom
Archaeobalanidae Newman & Ross, 19763SpeciesTaxom
Chelonibiidae Pilsbry, 1916Turtle barnacle2SpeciesTaxom
Chthamalidae Darwin, 18543SpeciesTaxom
Neoverrucidae Newman, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Platylepadidae Newman & Ross, 1976Turtle barnacle1SpeciesTaxom
Tetraclitidae Gruvel, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Coronulidae Leach, 1817Whale barnacle1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Macaronesia
16 Genera with 32 Species
Adna Sowerby, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Altiverruca Pilsbry, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Amphibalanus Pitombo, 18412SpeciesTaxom
Austrominius Buckeridge, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Balanus Da Costa, 1854Barnacle7SpeciesTaxom
Chelonibia Leach, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Chirona Gray, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Chthamalus Ranzani, 17913SpeciesTaxom
Megabalanus Hoek, 18543SpeciesTaxom
Metaverruca Pilsbry, 19002SpeciesTaxom
Neoverruca Newman & Hes..., 19891SpeciesTaxom
Platylepas Gray, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Semibalanus Pilsbry, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Tesseropora Pilsbry, 19772SpeciesTaxom
Verruca Schumacher, 17763SpeciesTaxom
Xenobalanus Steenstrup, 18511SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Macaronesia
32 Species
Adna anglica (Sowerby, 1823)⇒ Megatrema anglicum Sowerby, 1823
Altiverruca rathbuniana Pilsbry, 1916
Amphibalanus amphitrite Darwin, 1854Purple acorn barnacle
Amphibalanus eburneus Gould, 1841Ivory Barnacle
Austrominius modestus (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Elminius modestus Darwin, 1854
Balanus amphitrite (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Amphibalanus amphitrite Darwin, 1854
Balanus eburneus (Gould, 1841)⇒ Amphibalanus eburneus Gould, 1841
Balanus hameri (Ascanius, 1767)⇒ Chirona hameri Ascanius, 1767
Balanus spongicola Brown, 1844
Balanus tintinnabulum (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Chthamalus stellatus Poli, 1791
Balanus trigonus Darwin, 1854Three-cornered barnacle
Balanus tulipiformis Darwin, 1854
Chelonibia caretta Spengler, 1790
Chelonibia testudinaria Linnaeus, 1758Turtle Barnacle
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
Megabalanus tulipiformis Darwin, 1854
Metaverruca recta Aurivillius, 1898
Metaverruca trisulcata Gruvel, 1900
Neoverruca brachylepadoformis Newman & Hes..., 1989
Platylepas hexastylos Fabricius, 1798Mountain ninebark
Semibalanus balanoides Linnaeus, 1767Acorn barnacle
Tesseropora arnoldi Young, 1998
Tesseropora atlantica Newman & Ross, 1977
Verruca spengleri Darwin, 1854
Verruca striata (Gruvel, 1900)⇒ Metaverruca trisulcata Gruvel, 1900
Verruca stroemia O.F. Müller, 1776
Xenobalanus globicipitis Steenstrup, 1851

Subnodes of Sessilia with occurrences in Macaronesia
SuborderBalanomorpha
Pilsbry, 1916
Acorn barnacles
8
12
25
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderVerrucomorpha
Pilsbry, 1916
Wart barnacles
2
4
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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