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Checklist for Superorder Thoracica Darwin, 1854 (Barnacles)
and region Western Cape (Cape)


Class
 
Maxillopoda
Dahl, 1956
Maxillopods
49
86
99
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Thecostraca
Gruvel, 1905
10
20
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Cirripedia
Burmeister, 1834
Barnacles
10
20
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Thoracica
Darwin, 1854
Barnacles
7
15
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Western Cape
7 Families width 24 Species
Balanidae Leach, 180610SpeciesTaxom
Coronulidae Leach, 1817Whale barnacle1SpeciesTaxom
Chthamalidae Darwin, 18542SpeciesTaxom
Lepadidae (Darwin, 1852)Goose barnacles5SpeciesTaxom
Tetraclitidae Gruvel, 19034SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgomatidae Gray, 1825Coral barnacle0SpeciesTaxom
Scalpellidae Pilsbry, 19072SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Western Cape
15 Genera with 24 Species
Amphibalanus Pitombo, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Austromegabalanus Newman, 17911SpeciesTaxom
Balanus Da Costa, 1854Barnacle7SpeciesTaxom
Cetopirus Ranzani, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Chthamalus Ranzani, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Conchoderma von Olfers, 1758Whale Barnacles1SpeciesTaxom
Epopella Ross, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Galkinius Perreault, 2014
0SpeciesTaxom
Lepas Linnaeus, 1786Goose Barnacles4SpeciesTaxom
Megabalanus Hoek, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Notomegabalanus Newman, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Octomeris Sowerby, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Tarasovium Zevina, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Tetraclita Schumacher, 17893SpeciesTaxom
Verum Zevina, 19241SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Western Cape
24 Species
Amphibalanus amphitrite Darwin, 1854Purple acorn barnacle
Austromegabalanus cylindricus Gmelin, 1791
Balanus algicola Pilsbry, 1916
Balanus amphitrite (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Amphibalanus amphitrite Darwin, 1854
Balanus balanus Linnaeus, 1758Common barnacle
Balanus declivis Darwin, 1854
Balanus glandula Darwin, 1854Common Acorn Barnacle
Balanus tintinnabulum (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Chthamalus stellatus Poli, 1791
Balanus trigonus Darwin, 1854Three-cornered barnacle
Cetopirus complanatus Mörch, 1852
Chthamalus dentatus Krauss, 1848
Conchoderma auritum Linnaeus, 1758Rabbit-ear Barnacle
Epopella plicata Gray, 1843Plicate Barnacle
Lepas (Anatifa) anserifera Linnaeus, 1767Goose Barnacle
Lepas (Anatifa) testudinata Aurivillius, 1894
Lepas (Lepas) anatifera Linnaeus, 1758Common goose barnacle
Lepas fascicularis (Ellis & Sola..., 1786)⇒ Dosima fascicularis Ellis & Sola..., 1786
Notomegabalanus algicola Pilsbry, 1916
Octomeris angulosa Sowerby, 1825
Tarasovium natalense Barnard, 1924
Tetraclita porosa Gmelin, 1790
Tetraclita serrata Darwin, 1854Volcano Barnacle
Tetraclita squamosa Bruguière, 1789
Verum porcellanum Barnard, 1924

Subnodes of Thoracica with occurrences in Western Cape
OrderPedunculata
Lamarck, 1818
Goose barnacle, Goose barnacles, Gooseneck barnacle, Gooseneck barnacles, Stalked barnacle, Stalked barnacles
2
4
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

OrderSessilia
Lamarck, 1818
Acorn barnacles, Sessile barnacles
5
11
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