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


Class
 
Maxillopoda
Dahl, 1956
Maxillopods
142
429
908
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Thecostraca
Gruvel, 1905
28
80
154
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Cirripedia
Burmeister, 1834
Barnacles
25
74
149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Thoracica
Darwin, 1854
Barnacles
17
58
130
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Sessilia
Lamarck, 1818
Acorn barnacles, Sessile barnacles
10
34
74
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Balanomorpha
Pilsbry, 1916
Acorn barnacles
9
29
67
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Balanoidea
Leach, 1817
3
16
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBalanidae
Leach, 1806
5
33
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Caribbean
5 Genera with 33 Species
Amphibalanus Pitombo, 18546SpeciesTaxom
Balanus Da Costa, 1854Barnacle21SpeciesTaxom
Concavus Newman, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Fistulobalanus Zullo, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Megabalanus Hoek, 20035SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Caribbean
33 Species and 2 Subspecies
Amphibalanus (Balanus) reticulatus Utinomi, 1967Reticulated barnacle
Amphibalanus amphitrite Darwin, 1854Purple acorn barnacle
Amphibalanus eburneus Gould, 1841Ivory Barnacle
Amphibalanus improvisus Darwin, 1854Bay barnacle
Amphibalanus variegates Darwin, 1854
Amphibalanus variegatus Darwin, 1854Variable Barnacle
Balanus amphitrite (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Amphibalanus amphitrite Darwin, 1854
Balanus balanus Linnaeus, 1758Common barnacle
Balanus calceolus (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Conopea calceola Darwin, 1854
Balanus calidus Pilsbry, 1916Mountain ninebark
Balanus concavus Bronn, 1831
Balanus crenatus Bruguière, 1789Mountain ninebark
Balanus declivis Darwin, 1854
Balanus eburneus (Gould, 1841)⇒ Amphibalanus eburneus Gould, 1841
Balanus galeatus Linnaeus, 1771
Balanus improvisus (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Amphibalanus improvisus Darwin, 1854
Balanus improvisus assimilis (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Amphibalanus improvisus Darwin, 1854
Balanus laevis Bruguière, 1789
Balanus merrilli Zullo, 1966
Balanus pallidus (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Fistulobalanus pallidus Darwin, 1854
Balanus polyporus Pilbry, 1924
Balanus reticulatus (Utinomi, 1967)⇒ Amphibalanus reticulatus Utinomi, 1967
Balanus similis Weltner, 1922
Balanus tintinnabulum (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Chthamalus stellatus Poli, 1791
Balanus trigonus Darwin, 1854Three-cornered barnacle
Balanus variegates cirratus (Utinomi & Ki..., 1966)⇒ Amphibalanus variegates Darwin, 1854
Balanus venustus Darwin, 1854
Concavus concavus Brown, 1831
Fistulobalanus pallidus Darwin, 1854
Megabalanus antillensis Pilsbry, 1916
Megabalanus stultus Darwin, 1854
Megabalanus tanagrae Pilsbry, 1927
Megabalanus tintinnabulum Linnaeus, 1758Barnacle
Megabalanus zebra Russell & al., 2003

Subnodes of Balanidae with occurrences in Caribbean
SubfamilyAmphibalaninae
Pitombo, 2004
1
6
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyBalaninae
Leach, 1817
2
21
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMegabalaninae
Newman, 1979
1
5
Genus
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