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Checklist for Order Sessilia Lamarck, 1818 (Acorn barnacles)
and region Northern Isles (Scotland, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Maxillopoda
Dahl, 1956
Maxillopods
55
83
115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Thecostraca
Gruvel, 1905
11
15
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Cirripedia
Burmeister, 1834
Barnacles
11
15
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Thoracica
Darwin, 1854
Barnacles
9
13
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Sessilia
Lamarck, 1818
Acorn barnacles, Sessile barnacles
7
10
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Northern Isles
7 Families width 15 Species
Archaeobalanidae Newman & Ross, 19763SpeciesTaxom
Balanidae (Leach, 1806)3SpeciesTaxom
Platylepadidae Newman & Ross, 1976Turtle barnacle2SpeciesTaxom
Chelonibiidae Pilsbry, 1916Turtle barnacle2SpeciesTaxom
Chthamalidae Darwin, 18542SpeciesTaxom
Verrucidae Darwin, 18542SpeciesTaxom
Coronulidae Leach, 1817Whale barnacle1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Northern Isles
10 Genera with 15 Species
Austrominius Buckeridge, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Balanus Da Costa, 1789Barnacle3SpeciesTaxom
Calyptolepas Frick, Zardu..., 20101SpeciesTaxom
Chelonibia Leach, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Chirona Gray, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Chthamalus Ranzani, 17912SpeciesTaxom
Platylepas Gray, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Semibalanus Pilsbry, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Verruca Schumacher, 17762SpeciesTaxom
Xenobalanus Steenstrup, 18511SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northern Isles
15 Species
Austrominius modestus (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Elminius modestus Darwin, 1854
Balanus balanus Linnaeus, 1758Common barnacle
Balanus crenatus Bruguière, 1789Mountain ninebark
Balanus perforatus (Bruguière, 1789)⇒ Perforatus perforatus Bruguière, 1789
Calyptolepas bjorndalae Frick, Zardu..., 2010
Chelonibia caretta Spengler, 1790
Chelonibia testudinaria Linnaeus, 1758Turtle Barnacle
Chirona hameri Ascanius, 1767
Chthamalus montagui Southward, 1976Montagu's Stellate Barnacle
Chthamalus stellatus Poli, 1791Poli's Stellate Barnacle
Platylepas hexastylos Fabricius, 1798Mountain ninebark
Semibalanus balanoides Linnaeus, 1767Acorn barnacle
Verruca gibbosa Hoek, 1883Elms
Verruca stroemia O.F. Müller, 1776
Xenobalanus globicipitis Steenstrup, 1851

Subnodes of Sessilia with occurrences in Northern Isles
SuborderBalanomorpha
Pilsbry, 1916
Acorn barnacles
6
9
13
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderVerrucomorpha
Pilsbry, 1916
Wart barnacles
1
1
2
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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