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Checklist for Superorder Thoracica Darwin, 1854 (Barnacles)
and region Tunisia (North Africa)


Class
 
Maxillopoda
Dahl, 1956
Maxillopods
27
48
62
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Thecostraca
Gruvel, 1905
7
9
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Cirripedia
Burmeister, 1834
Barnacles
7
9
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Thoracica
Darwin, 1854
Barnacles
5
7
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Tunisia
5 Families width 12 Species
Archaeobalanidae Newman & Ross, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Balanidae Leach, 18068SpeciesTaxom
Lepadidae Darwin, 1852Goose barnacles1SpeciesTaxom
Tetraclitidae Gruvel, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Verrucidae Darwin, 18541SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Tunisia
7 Genera with 12 Species
Acasta Leach, 17911SpeciesTaxom
Amphibalanus Pitombo, 19323SpeciesTaxom
Balanus Da Costa, 1844Barnacle4SpeciesTaxom
Concavus Newman, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Lepas Linnaeus, 1758Goose Barnacles1SpeciesTaxom
Tetraclita Schumacher, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Verruca Schumacher, 18541SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tunisia
12 Species
Acasta spongites Poli, 1791
Amphibalanus amphitrite Darwin, 1854Purple acorn barnacle
Amphibalanus eburneus Gould, 1841Ivory Barnacle
Amphibalanus salaami Nilsson-Cantell, 1932
Balanus amphitrite (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Amphibalanus amphitrite Darwin, 1854
Balanus concavus ♰ Bronn, 1831
Balanus perforatus (Bruguière, 1789)⇒ Perforatus perforatus Bruguière, 1789
Balanus spongicola Brown, 1844
Concavus concavus Brown, 1831
Lepas (Lepas) anatifera Linnaeus, 1758Common goose barnacle
Tetraclita alba Nilsson-Cantell, 1932
Verruca spengleri Darwin, 1854

Subnodes of Thoracica with occurrences in Tunisia
OrderPedunculata
Lamarck, 1818
Goose barnacle, Goose barnacles, Gooseneck barnacle, Gooseneck barnacles, Stalked barnacle, Stalked barnacles
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

OrderSessilia
Lamarck, 1818
Acorn barnacles, Sessile barnacles
4
6
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