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Checklist for Family Balanidae Leach, 1806
and region Atlantic Ocean (World Oceans)


Class
 
Maxillopoda
Dahl, 1956
Maxillopods
141
391
777
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Thecostraca
Gruvel, 1905
25
61
110
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Cirripedia
Burmeister, 1834
Barnacles
21
57
105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Thoracica
Darwin, 1854
Barnacles
18
52
99
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Sessilia
Lamarck, 1818
Acorn barnacles, Sessile barnacles
10
30
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Balanomorpha
Pilsbry, 1916
Acorn barnacles
9
28
51
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Balanoidea
Leach, 1817
3
14
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBalanidae
Leach, 1806
5
23
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Atlantic Ocean
5 Genera with 23 Species
Amphibalanus Pitombo, 18412SpeciesTaxom
Austromegabalanus Newman, 19672SpeciesTaxom
Balanus Da Costa, 1854Barnacle14SpeciesTaxom
Megabalanus Hoek, 18545SpeciesTaxom
Perforatus Pitombo, 17891SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Atlantic Ocean
23 Species and 1 Subspecies
Amphibalanus amphitrite Darwin, 1854Purple acorn barnacle
Amphibalanus eburneus Gould, 1841Ivory Barnacle
Austromegabalanus cylindricus Gmelin, 1791
Austromegabalanus isolde Holthius & S..., 1967
Balanus albicostatus (Pilsbry, 1916)⇒ Fistulobalanus albicostatus Pilsbry, 1916
Balanus amphitrite (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Amphibalanus amphitrite Darwin, 1854
Balanus amphitrite amphitrite (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Amphibalanus amphitrite amphitrite Darwin, 1854
Balanus balanus Linnaeus, 1758Common barnacle
Balanus calidus Pilsbry, 1916Mountain ninebark
Balanus crenatus Bruguière, 1789Mountain ninebark
Balanus eburneus (Gould, 1841)⇒ Amphibalanus eburneus Gould, 1841
Balanus improvisus (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Amphibalanus improvisus Darwin, 1854
Balanus perforatus (Bruguière, 1789)⇒ Perforatus perforatus Bruguière, 1789
Balanus reticulatus (Utinomi, 1967)⇒ Amphibalanus reticulatus Utinomi, 1967
Balanus spongicola Brown, 1844
Balanus tintinnabulum (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Chthamalus stellatus Poli, 1791
Balanus trigonus Darwin, 1854Three-cornered barnacle
Balanus variegatus (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Amphibalanus variegatus Darwin, 1854
Megabalanus azoricus Pilsbry, 1916Azorean barnacle
Megabalanus coccopoma Darwin, 1854Titan acorn barnacle
Megabalanus stultus Darwin, 1854
Megabalanus tintinnabulum Linnaeus, 1758Barnacle
Megabalanus tulipiformis Darwin, 1854
Perforatus perforatus Bruguière, 1789

Subnodes of Balanidae with occurrences in Atlantic Ocean
SubfamilyAmphibalaninae
Pitombo, 2004
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyBalaninae
Leach, 1817
1
13
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMegabalaninae
Newman, 1979
2
7
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Balanidae at artfakta.se
Balanidae at dyntaxa.se
Balanidae at gbif.org
Balanidae at irmng.org
Balanidae at itis.gov
Balanidae at marinespecies.org