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Checklist for Superorder Thoracica Darwin, 1854 (Barnacles)
and region North Sea (Atlantic Ocean)


Class
 
Maxillopoda
Dahl, 1956
Maxillopods
59
98
144
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Thecostraca
Gruvel, 1905
12
17
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Cirripedia
Burmeister, 1834
Barnacles
12
17
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Thoracica
Darwin, 1854
Barnacles
9
14
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for North Sea
9 Families width 24 Species and 1 Subspecies
Archaeobalanidae Newman & Ross, 19763SpeciesTaxom
Balanidae Leach, 180610SpeciesTaxom
Lepadidae (Darwin, 1852)Goose barnacles4SpeciesTaxom
Coronulidae Leach, 1817Whale barnacle1SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgomatidae Gray, 1825Coral barnacle0SpeciesTaxom
Platylepadidae Newman & Ross, 1976Turtle barnacle2SpeciesTaxom
Pollicipedidae Leach, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Scalpellidae Pilsbry, 19072SpeciesTaxom
Verrucidae Darwin, 18541SpeciesTaxom


Genera for North Sea
14 Genera with 24 Species
Austrominius Buckeridge, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Balanus Da Costa, 1854Barnacle9SpeciesTaxom
Conchoderma von Olfers, 1789Whale Barnacles2SpeciesTaxom
Coronula Lamarck, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Creusia Leach, 1817
0SpeciesTaxom
Lepas Linnaeus, 1786Goose Barnacles2SpeciesTaxom
Megabalanus Hoek, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Platylepas Gray, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Pollicipes Leach, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Scalpellum Leach, 18592SpeciesTaxom
Semibalanus Pilsbry, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Solidobalanus Hoek, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Stomatolepas Pilsbry, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Verruca Schumacher, 17761SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Sea
24 Species and 1 Subspecies
Austrominius modestus (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Elminius modestus Darwin, 1854
Balanus amphitrite (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Amphibalanus amphitrite Darwin, 1854
Balanus amphitrite amphitrite (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Amphibalanus amphitrite amphitrite Darwin, 1854
Balanus balanus Linnaeus, 1758Common barnacle
Balanus crenatus Bruguière, 1789Mountain ninebark
Balanus eburneus (Gould, 1841)⇒ Amphibalanus eburneus Gould, 1841
Balanus improvisus (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Amphibalanus improvisus Darwin, 1854
Balanus tintinnabulum (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Chthamalus stellatus Poli, 1791
Balanus trigonus Darwin, 1854Three-cornered barnacle
Balanus variegatus (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Amphibalanus variegatus Darwin, 1854
Conchoderma auritum Linnaeus, 1758Rabbit-ear Barnacle
Conchoderma virgatum Spengler, 1789Goose Barnacle
Coronula diadema Linnaeus, 1767Humpback Whale Barnacle
Lepas (Lepas) anatifera Linnaeus, 1758Common goose barnacle
Lepas fascicularis (Ellis & Sola..., 1786)⇒ Dosima fascicularis Ellis & Sola..., 1786
Megabalanus coccopoma Darwin, 1854Titan acorn barnacle
Megabalanus tintinnabulum Linnaeus, 1758Barnacle
Platylepas hexastylos Fabricius, 1798Mountain ninebark
Pollicipes pollicipes Gmelin, 1790Atlantic Goose Barnacle
Scalpellum scalpellum Linnaeus, 1767
Scalpellum stroemii Sars, 1859Mat rockspirea
Semibalanus balanoides Linnaeus, 1767Acorn barnacle
Solidobalanus (Hesperibalanus) fallax Broch, 1927
Stomatolepas elegans Costa, 1840
Verruca stroemia O.F. Müller, 1776

Subnodes of Thoracica with occurrences in North Sea
OrderPedunculata
Lamarck, 1818
Goose barnacle, Goose barnacles, Gooseneck barnacle, Gooseneck barnacles, Stalked barnacle, Stalked barnacles
3
4
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

OrderSessilia
Lamarck, 1818
Acorn barnacles, Sessile barnacles
6
10
17
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