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Checklist for Superorder Thoracica Darwin, 1854 (Barnacles)
and region Venezuela (Northern South America)


Class
 
Maxillopoda
Dahl, 1956
Maxillopods
58
99
137
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Thecostraca
Gruvel, 1905
9
14
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Cirripedia
Burmeister, 1834
Barnacles
9
14
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Thoracica
Darwin, 1854
Barnacles
8
12
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Venezuela
8 Families width 21 Species and 1 Subspecies
Archaeobalanidae Newman & Ross, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Balanidae Leach, 180611SpeciesTaxom
Chelonibiidae Pilsbry, 1916Turtle barnacle1SpeciesTaxom
Chthamalidae Darwin, 18543SpeciesTaxom
Lepadidae Darwin, 1852Goose barnacles2SpeciesTaxom
Scalpellidae Pilsbry, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Tetraclitidae Gruvel, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Verrucidae Darwin, 18541SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Venezuela
12 Genera with 21 Species
Acasta Leach, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Amphibalanus Pitombo, 18412SpeciesTaxom
Balanus Da Costa, 1854Barnacle7SpeciesTaxom
Chelonibia Leach, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Chthamalus Ranzani, 17913SpeciesTaxom
Concavus Newman, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Lepas Linnaeus, 1758Goose Barnacles2SpeciesTaxom
Lithotrya Sowerby, 17861SpeciesTaxom
Megabalanus Hoek, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Newmanella Ross, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Tetraclita Schumacher, 1817
0SpeciesTaxom
Verruca Schumacher, 19071SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Venezuela
21 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acasta cyathus Darwin, 1854Sponge barnacle
Amphibalanus amphitrite Darwin, 1854Purple acorn barnacle
Amphibalanus eburneus Gould, 1841Ivory Barnacle
Balanus amphitrite (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Amphibalanus amphitrite Darwin, 1854
Balanus amphitrite niveus (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Amphibalanus eburneus Gould, 1841
Balanus concavus Bronn, 1831
Balanus eburneus (Gould, 1841)⇒ Amphibalanus eburneus Gould, 1841
Balanus spongicola Brown, 1844
Balanus tintinnabulum (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Chthamalus stellatus Poli, 1791
Balanus trigonus Darwin, 1854Three-cornered barnacle
Chelonibia caretta Spengler, 1790
Chthamalus fragilis Darwin, 1854
Chthamalus montagui Southward, 1976Montagu's Stellate Barnacle
Chthamalus stellatus Poli, 1791Poli's Stellate Barnacle
Concavus concavus Brown, 1831
Lepas (Anatifa) anserifera Linnaeus, 1767Goose Barnacle
Lepas (Lepas) anatifera Linnaeus, 1758Common goose barnacle
Lithotrya dorsalis Ellis & Sola..., 1786
Megabalanus stultus Darwin, 1854
Megabalanus tintinnabulum Linnaeus, 1758Barnacle
Newmanella radiata Bruguière, 1789
Verruca alba Pilsbry, 1907

Subnodes of Thoracica with occurrences in Venezuela
OrderPedunculata
Lamarck, 1818
Goose barnacle, Goose barnacles, Gooseneck barnacle, Gooseneck barnacles, Stalked barnacle, Stalked barnacles
2
2
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

OrderSessilia
Lamarck, 1818
Acorn barnacles, Sessile barnacles
6
10
18
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