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Checklist for Family Balanidae Leach, 1806
and region Canada (North America)


Class
 
Maxillopoda
Dahl, 1956
Maxillopods
120
390
969
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Thecostraca
Gruvel, 1905
17
49
95
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Cirripedia
Burmeister, 1834
Barnacles
16
48
95
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Thoracica
Darwin, 1854
Barnacles
12
40
86
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Sessilia
Lamarck, 1818
Acorn barnacles, Sessile barnacles
7
23
52
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Balanomorpha
Pilsbry, 1916
Acorn barnacles
6
21
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Balanoidea
Leach, 1817
2
13
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBalanidae
Leach, 1806
8
33
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Canada
8 Genera with 33 Species
Amphibalanus Pitombo, 19163SpeciesTaxom
Austromegabalanus Newman, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Balanus Da Costa, 1854Barnacle26SpeciesTaxom
Chesaconcavus Zullo, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Fistulobalanus Zullo, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Fosterella Buckridge, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Megabalanus Hoek, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Perforatus Pitombo, 17891SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Canada
33 Species and 4 Subspecies
Amphibalanus amphitrite Darwin, 1854Purple acorn barnacle
Amphibalanus improvisus Darwin, 1854Bay barnacle
Amphibalanus inexpectatus Pilsbry, 1916
Austromegabalanus nigrescens Lamarck, 1818Giant Black Barnacle
Balanus algicola Pilsbry, 1916
Balanus altissimus Cornwall, 1936
Balanus amphitrite (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Amphibalanus amphitrite Darwin, 1854
Balanus balanoides (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Balanus nubilus Darwin, 1854
Balanus balanus Linnaeus, 1758Common barnacle
Balanus balanus pugetensis Pilsbry, 1916
Balanus cariosus (Pallas, 1788)⇒ Semibalanus cariosus Pallas, 1788
Balanus connelli Cornwall, 1927
Balanus crenatus Bruguière, 1789Mountain ninebark
Balanus crenatus delicatus Pilsbry, 1916
Balanus eburneus (Gould, 1841)⇒ Amphibalanus eburneus Gould, 1841
Balanus engbergi Pilsbry, 1921
Balanus glandula Darwin, 1854Common Acorn Barnacle
Balanus hameri (Ascanius, 1767)⇒ Chirona hameri Ascanius, 1767
Balanus hesperius (Pilsbry, 1916)⇒ Hesperibalanus hesperius Pilsbry, 1916
Balanus hesperius laevidomus (Pilsbry, 1916)⇒ Hesperibalanus hesperius laevidomus Pilsbry, 1916
Balanus improvisus (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Amphibalanus improvisus Darwin, 1854
Balanus nubilis Darwin, 1854
Balanus nubilus Darwin, 1854Giant Acorn Barnacle
Balanus perforatus (Bruguière, 1789)⇒ Perforatus perforatus Bruguière, 1789
Balanus porcatus (Arnoldi, 1977)⇒ Balanus balanus Linnaeus, 1758
Balanus rostratus Hoek, 1883Elms
Balanus rostratus alaskensis Pilsbry, 1916
Balanus sookensis Cornwall, 1927
Balanus tintinnabulum (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Chthamalus stellatus Poli, 1791
Balanus trigonus Darwin, 1854Three-cornered barnacle
Chesaconcavus proteus ♰ Conrad, 1834
Fistulobalanus albicostatus Pilsbry, 1916
Fosterella hennigi Newman, 1979
Megabalanus californicus Pilsbry, 1916White-ribbed Red Barnacle
Megabalanus peninsularis Pilsbry, 1916Giant barnacle
Megabalanus tintinnabulum Linnaeus, 1758Barnacle
Perforatus perforatus Bruguière, 1789

Subnodes of Balanidae with occurrences in Canada
SubfamilyAmphibalaninae
Pitombo, 2004
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyBalaninae
Leach, 1817
2
23
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMegabalaninae
Newman, 1979
2
4
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