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Checklist for Superorder Thoracica Darwin, 1854 (Barnacles)
and region Kenya (East Africa)


Class
 
Maxillopoda
Dahl, 1956
Maxillopods
35
70
101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Thecostraca
Gruvel, 1905
11
17
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Cirripedia
Burmeister, 1834
Barnacles
9
15
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Thoracica
Darwin, 1854
Barnacles
7
13
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Kenya
7 Families width 20 Species and 3 Subspecies
Scalpellidae Pilsbry, 19074SpeciesTaxom
Balanidae Leach, 18066SpeciesTaxom
Chelonibiidae Pilsbry, 1916Turtle barnacle2SpeciesTaxom
Chthamalidae Darwin, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Lepadidae Darwin, 1852Goose barnacles5SpeciesTaxom
Archaeobalanidae Newman & Ross, 19760SpeciesTaxom
Tetraclitidae Gruvel, 19032SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Kenya
13 Genera with 20 Species
Amigdoscalpellum Zevina, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Amphibalanus Pitombo, 18543SpeciesTaxom
Arcoscalpellum Hoek, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Balanus Da Costa, 1758Barnacle5SpeciesTaxom
Chelonibia Leach, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Chthamalus Ranzani, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Conchoderma von Olfers, 1789Whale Barnacles1SpeciesTaxom
Lepas Linnaeus, 1818Goose Barnacles4SpeciesTaxom
Lithotrya Sowerby, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Perforatus Pitombo, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Striatobalanus Hoek, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Tetraclita Schumacher, 17892SpeciesTaxom
Trianguloscalpellum Zevina, 18831SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kenya
20 Species and 3 Subspecies
Amigdoscalpellum rigidum Aurivillius, 1888
Amphibalanus (Balanus) reticulatus Utinomi, 1967Reticulated barnacle
Amphibalanus amphitrite Darwin, 1854Purple acorn barnacle
Amphibalanus amphitrite amphitrite Darwin, 1854
Arcoscalpellum mamillatum Aurivillius, 1898
Balanus amphitrite (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Amphibalanus amphitrite Darwin, 1854
Balanus amphitrite amphitrite (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Amphibalanus amphitrite amphitrite Darwin, 1854
Balanus amphitrite communis (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Amphibalanus amphitrite Darwin, 1854
Balanus perforatus (Bruguière, 1789)⇒ Perforatus perforatus Bruguière, 1789
Balanus tintinnabulum (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Chthamalus stellatus Poli, 1791
Chelonibia caretta Spengler, 1790
Chelonibia testudinaria Linnaeus, 1758Turtle Barnacle
Chthamalus dentatus Krauss, 1848
Conchoderma virgatum Spengler, 1789Goose Barnacle
Lepas (Anatifa) anserifera Linnaeus, 1767Goose Barnacle
Lepas (Lepas) anatifera Linnaeus, 1758Common goose barnacle
Lepas (Lepas) pectinata Spengler, 1793Limestone sandmat
Lepas hilli Leach, 1818
Lithotrya nicobarica Reinhardt, 1850
Perforatus perforatus Bruguière, 1789
Tetraclita rufotincta Pilsbry, 1916
Tetraclita squamosa Bruguière, 1789
Trianguloscalpellum gigas Hoek, 1883

Subnodes of Thoracica with occurrences in Kenya
OrderPedunculata
Lamarck, 1818
Goose barnacle, Goose barnacles, Gooseneck barnacle, Gooseneck barnacles, Stalked barnacle, Stalked barnacles
2
6
9
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

OrderSessilia
Lamarck, 1818
Acorn barnacles, Sessile barnacles
5
7
11
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Thoracica at artfakta.se
Thoracica at irmng.org
Thoracica at itis.gov
Thoracica at marinespecies.org