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Checklist for Family Balanidae Leach, 1806
and region Continents


Class
 
Maxillopoda
Dahl, 1956
Maxillopods
308
2462
14993
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Thecostraca
Gruvel, 1905
52
322
1860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Cirripedia
Burmeister, 1834
Barnacles
45
298
1775
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Thoracica
Darwin, 1854
Barnacles
31
229
1469
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Sessilia
Lamarck, 1818
Acorn barnacles, Sessile barnacles
16
142
801
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Balanomorpha
Pilsbry, 1916
Acorn barnacles
12
124
705
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Balanoidea
Leach, 1817
3
64
476
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBalanidae
Leach, 1806
17
233
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Continents
17 Genera with 233 Species
Alessandriella Carriol & Ca..., 20011SpeciesTaxom
Amphibalanus Pitombo, 198920SpeciesTaxom
Arossia Newman, 19927SpeciesTaxom
Austromegabalanus Newman, 19797SpeciesTaxom
Balanus Da Costa, 0Barnacle158SpeciesTaxom
Bryozobia Ross & Newman, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Chesaconcavus Zullo, 19658SpeciesTaxom
Concavus Newman, 19604SpeciesTaxom
Fistulobalanus Zullo, 197310SpeciesTaxom
Fosterella Buckridge, 19792SpeciesTaxom
Mclelannia Wilson, 1983
0SpeciesTaxom
Megabalanus Hoek, 200325SpeciesTaxom
Notomegabalanus Newman, 19346SpeciesTaxom
Paraconcavus Zullo, 19667SpeciesTaxom
Perforatus Pitombo, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Tamiosoma Conrad, 18562SpeciesTaxom
Tetrabalanus Cornwall, 19411SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Continents
233 Species and 29 Subspecies
Alessandriella saucatsensis Carriol, 2001
Amphibalanus (Balanus) reticulatus Utinomi, 1967Reticulated barnacle
Amphibalanus amphitrite Darwin, 1854Purple acorn barnacle
Amphibalanus amphitrite amphitrite Darwin, 1854
Amphibalanus ampphitrite (Pitombo, 2004)⇒ Amphibalanus amphitrite Darwin, 1854
Amphibalanus cirratus Darwin, 1854
Amphibalanus eburneus Gould, 1841Ivory Barnacle
Amphibalanus halosydne Zullo & Katuna, 1992
Amphibalanus improvisus Darwin, 1854Bay barnacle
Amphibalanus inexpectatus Pilsbry, 1916
Amphibalanus kodakovi Utinomi, 1967
Amphibalanus littoralis Ren & Liu, 1978
Amphibalanus peruvianus Pilsbry, 1909
Amphibalanus poecilotheca Kruger, 1911
Amphibalanus salaami Nilsson-Cantell, 1932
Amphibalanus subalbidus Henry, 1973
Amphibalanus thailandicus Puspasari, Y..., 2001
Amphibalanus variegates Darwin, 1854
Amphibalanus variegatus Darwin, 1854Variable Barnacle
Amphibalanus venustus Darwin, 1854
Amphibalanus zhujiangensis Ren, 1989
Arossia aurae Zullo, 1992
Arossia eyerdami Henry, 1960
Arossia glyptopoma Pilsbry, 1916
Arossia henryae Newman, 1982
Arossia newmani Zullo, 1992
Arossia panamensis Rogers, 1948
Arossia rubra Zullo, 1992
Austromegabalanus cylindricus Gmelin, 1791
Austromegabalanus decorus
Austromegabalanus kensleyi Pether, 1990
Austromegabalanus nigrescens Lamarck, 1818Giant Black Barnacle
Austromegabalanus piscoensis Carriol, & al., 1987
Austromegabalanus psittacus Molina, 1788Giant barnacle
Austromegabalanus zulloi Newman, 1979
Balanus addicotti
Balanus alatus (Hoek, 1913)⇒ Amphibalanus poecilotheca Kruger, 1911
Balanus albicostatus (Pilsbry, 1916)⇒ Fistulobalanus albicostatus Pilsbry, 1916
Balanus albus (Hoek, 1913)⇒ Striatobalanus tenuis Hoek, 1883
Balanus algicola Pilsbry, 1916
Balanus allium Darwin, 1854
Balanus altissimus Cornwall, 1936
Balanus amaryllis (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Striatobalanus amaryllis Darwin, 1854
Balanus amaryllis dissimilis (Lanchester, 1902)⇒ Striatobalanus amaryllis Darwin, 1854
Balanus amaryllis euamaryllis (Broch, 1922)⇒ Striatobalanus amaryllis Darwin, 1854
Balanus amphitrite (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Amphibalanus amphitrite Darwin, 1854
Balanus amphitrite amphitrite (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Amphibalanus amphitrite amphitrite Darwin, 1854
Balanus amphitrite cirratus (Nilsson-Cantell, 1921)⇒ Amphibalanus variegates Darwin, 1854
Balanus amphitrite cochinensis (Nilsson-Cantell, 1938)⇒ Amphibalanus amphitrite Darwin, 1854
Balanus amphitrite communis (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Amphibalanus amphitrite Darwin, 1854
Balanus amphitrite denticulata
Balanus amphitrite hawaiiensis (Broch, 1922)⇒ Amphibalanus amphitrite Darwin, 1854
Balanus amphitrite herzi (Rogers, 1949)⇒ Amphibalanus amphitrite Darwin, 1854
Balanus amphitrite malayensis (Hoek, 1913)⇒ Amphibalanus poecilotheca Kruger, 1911
Balanus amphitrite niveus (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Amphibalanus eburneus Gould, 1841
Balanus amphitrite rafflesi (Nilsson-Cantell, 1934)⇒ Amphibalanus variegates Darwin, 1854
Balanus amphitrite variegatus (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Amphibalanus variegates Darwin, 1854
Balanus aquila Pilsbry, 1907Mat rockspirea
Balanus balanoides (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Balanus nubilus Darwin, 1854
Balanus balanus Linnaeus, 1758Common barnacle
Balanus balanus pugetensis Pilsbry, 1916
Balanus basicupula
Balanus bisulcatus Darwin, 1854
Balanus bloxhamensis Weisbord, 1966
Balanus calceolus (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Conopea calceola Darwin, 1854
Balanus calidus Pilsbry, 1916Mountain ninebark
Balanus calidus nonstriatus Kolosváry, 1941
Balanus callistoderma Pilsbry, 1911
Balanus cariosus (Pallas, 1788)⇒ Semibalanus cariosus Pallas, 1788
Balanus cepa Darwin, 1854
Balanus cirratus (Ren & Liu, 1978)⇒ Amphibalanus variegates Darwin, 1854
Balanus citerosum Henry, 1973
Balanus concavus Bronn, 1831
Balanus concavus pacificus (Eichhoff, 1864)⇒ Balanus pacificus Pilsbry, 1916
Balanus connelli Cornwall, 1927
Balanus cornwalli Zullo, 1966
Balanus corolliformis Hoek, 1883
Balanus corrugatus Darwin, 1854
Balanus crenatus Bruguière, 1789Mountain ninebark
Balanus crenatus crenatus Bruguière, 1789
Balanus crenatus curviscutum Pilsbry, 1916
Balanus crenatus delicatus Pilsbry, 1916
Balanus cymbiformis Darwin, 1854
Balanus darwinii Seguenza, 1876
Balanus declivis Darwin, 1854
Balanus decorus Darwin, 1854
Balanus dentivarians (Henry, 1973)⇒ Fistulobalanus dentivarians Henry, 1973
Balanus dollfusii Alessandri, 1907
Balanus dolosus Darwin, 1854
Balanus durhami Zullo, 1961
Balanus dybowskii Gruvel, 1903
Balanus eburneus (Gould, 1841)⇒ Amphibalanus eburneus Gould, 1841
Balanus engbergi Pilsbry, 1921
Balanus evermanni (Pilsbry, 1907)⇒ Chirona evermanni Pilsbry, 1907
Balanus flos Pilsbry, 1907
Balanus flosculoidus Kolosváry, 1941
Balanus flosculus Darwin, 1854
Balanus flosculus sordidus Darwin, 1854
Balanus fragilis Broch, 1931
Balanus galeatus Linnaeus, 1771
Balanus glandula Darwin, 1854Common Acorn Barnacle
Balanus granulatus Hiro, 1937
Balanus halosydne Zullo, Katun..., 1992
Balanus hameri (Ascanius, 1767)⇒ Chirona hameri Ascanius, 1767
Balanus hammeri
Balanus hawaiensis Pilsbry, 1916
Balanus hesperius (Pilsbry, 1916)⇒ Hesperibalanus hesperius Pilsbry, 1916
Balanus hesperius laevidomus (Pilsbry, 1916)⇒ Hesperibalanus hesperius laevidomus Pilsbry, 1916
Balanus hoekianus Pilsbry, 1911
Balanus humilis Conrad, 1846
Balanus imitator Zullo, 1984
Balanus imperator Darwin, 1854
Balanus improvisus (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Amphibalanus improvisus Darwin, 1854
Balanus improvisus assimilis (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Amphibalanus improvisus Darwin, 1854
Balanus inclusus Darwin, 1854
Balanus inexpectatus
Balanus involusus
Balanus kondakovi (Tarasov & Ze..., 1957)⇒ Fistulobalanus kondakovi Tarasov & Ze..., 1957
Balanus krugeri (Pilsbry, 1916)⇒ Striatobalanus krugeri Pilsbry, 1916
Balanus laevis Bruguière, 1789
Balanus laevis laevis Bruguière, 1789
Balanus laevis nitidus Darwin, 1854
Balanus leonensis Weisbord, 1966
Balanus maldivensis Borradaile, 1903
Balanus masignotus
Balanus merrilli Zullo, 1966
Balanus milensis Seguenza, 1876
Balanus minutus (Hoek, 1913)⇒ Amphibalanus poecilotheca Kruger, 1911
Balanus navicula Darwin, 1854
Balanus nefrens Zullo, 1963
Balanus newburnensis Weisbord, 1966
Balanus nigrescens Lamarck, 1818
Balanus niveus Darwin, 1854
Balanus nodulus Carriol, 2008
Balanus nubilis Darwin, 1854
Balanus nubilus Darwin, 1854Giant Acorn Barnacle
Balanus occidentalis Stubbings, 1961
Balanus ochlockoneensis Weisbord, 1966
Balanus orcutti Pilsbry, 1907
Balanus oryza Broch, 1931
Balanus ovenatus
Balanus pacificus Pilsbry, 1916
Balanus pallidus (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Fistulobalanus pallidus Darwin, 1854
Balanus parkeri Zullo, 1967
Balanus patellaris Darwin, 1854
Balanus pentacrini Hoek, 1913Iguana hackberry
Balanus perforatus (Bruguière, 1789)⇒ Perforatus perforatus Bruguière, 1789
Balanus poecilotheca (Krüger, 1911)⇒ Amphibalanus poecilotheca Kruger, 1911
Balanus poecilus Darwin, 1854
Balanus polyporus Pilbry, 1924
Balanus porcatus (Arnoldi, 1977)⇒ Balanus balanus Linnaeus, 1758
Balanus porcutus
Balanus porosus
Balanus prismaticus
Balanus psittacus
Balanus pulchellus Ren, 1989
Balanus quadrivittatus Darwin, 1854
Balanus regalis Pilsbry, 1916Mountain ninebark
Balanus reticulatus (Utinomi, 1967)⇒ Amphibalanus reticulatus Utinomi, 1967
Balanus roseus Lamarck, 1838
Balanus rostratus Hoek, 1883Elms
Balanus rostratus alaskensis Pilsbry, 1916
Balanus sauntonensis Parfitt, 1871
Balanus scandens Pilsbry, 1916
Balanus silverdalensis Zullo, 1984
Balanus similis Weltner, 1922
Balanus socialis Hoek, 1883
Balanus solidus Broch, 1931
Balanus sookensis Cornwall, 1927
Balanus spongicola Brown, 1844
Balanus stellaris Brocchi, 1814
Balanus subalbidus Henry, 1974Piedmont meadow-rue
Balanus sulcatus
Balanus taiwanensis (Hiro, 1939)⇒ Striatobalanus taiwanensis Hiro, 1939
Balanus tamiamiensis Ross, 1964
Balanus tantillus Pilsbry, 1916
Balanus tenuis (Hoek, 1883)⇒ Striatobalanus tenuis Hoek, 1883
Balanus thailandicus Puspasari, Y..., 2001
Balanus tintinabulum
Balanus tintinnabulum (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Chthamalus stellatus Poli, 1791
Balanus trigonus Darwin, 1854Three-cornered barnacle
Balanus tulipiformis Darwin, 1854
Balanus uddevallensis
Balanus uliginosis Henry, 1973
Balanus uliginosus Utinomi, 1967
Balanus unguiformis J de C. Sowerby, 1848
Balanus vadaszi Kolosváry, 1949
Balanus varians I.I.Sowerby, 1846
Balanus variegates cirratus (Utinomi & Ki..., 1966)⇒ Amphibalanus variegates Darwin, 1854
Balanus variegatus (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Amphibalanus variegatus Darwin, 1854
Balanus venustus Darwin, 1854
Balanus vestitus Darwin, 1854
Balanus violescens
Bryozobia synaptos Ross; Newman, 1996
Chesaconcavus belgradensis Zullo, 1984
Chesaconcavus chesapeakensis Pilsbry, 1916
Chesaconcavus gurlarnensis Carriol & Sc..., 2008
Chesaconcavus myosulcatus Zullo, 1992
Chesaconcavus proteus Conrad, 1834
Chesaconcavus rossi Zullo, 1992
Chesaconcavus santamaria Zullo, 1992
Chesaconcavus tamiamiensis Ross, 1965
Concavus concavus Brown, 1831
Concavus crassostricola Zullo, 1984
Concavus henryi
Concavus panamensis eyerdami Henry, 1960
Fistulobalanus albicostatus Pilsbry, 1916
Fistulobalanus citerosum Henry, 1973
Fistulobalanus dentivarians Henry, 1973
Fistulobalanus klemmi Zullo, 1984
Fistulobalanus kondakovi Tarasov & Ze..., 1957
Fistulobalanus ligeriensis Carriol, 2005
Fistulobalanus pallidus Darwin, 1854
Fistulobalanus patelliformis Bruguière, 1789
Fistulobalanus sumbawaensis Prabowo & Ya..., 2005
Fistulobalanus suturaltus Henry, 1973
Fosterella hennigi Newman, 1979
Fosterella tubulatoides Newman, 1979
Megabalanus ajax Darwin, 1854
Megabalanus antillensis Pilsbry, 1916
Megabalanus azoricus Pilsbry, 1916Azorean barnacle
Megabalanus californicus Pilsbry, 1916White-ribbed Red Barnacle
Megabalanus clippertonensis Zullo, 1969
Megabalanus coccopoma Darwin, 1854Titan acorn barnacle
Megabalanus concinnus Darwin, 1854
Megabalanus dolfusii De Alessandri, 1907
Megabalanus dorbignii Chenu, 1843
Megabalanus galapaganus Pilsbry, 1916
Megabalanus giganteum Kolosváry, 1949
Megabalanus linzei Foster, 1978
Megabalanus occator Darwin, 1854
Megabalanus peninsularis Pilsbry, 1916Giant barnacle
Megabalanus rosa Choi, Anders..., 1992
Megabalanus stultus Darwin, 1854
Megabalanus tanagrae Pilsbry, 1927
Megabalanus tintinnabulum Linnaeus, 1758Barnacle
Megabalanus tintinnabulum tintinnabulum Linnaeus, 1758
Megabalanus tulipiformis Darwin, 1854
Megabalanus validus Darwin, 1854
Megabalanus vesiculosus Darwin, 1854
Megabalanus vinaceus Darwin, 1854
Megabalanus volcano Pilsbry, 1916
Megabalanus zebra Russell & al., 2003
Notomegabalanus algicola Pilsbry, 1916
Notomegabalanus buckeridgei Carriol, 2002
Notomegabalanus campbelli Filhol, 1885
Notomegabalanus concinnus Darwin, 1854
Notomegabalanus decorus Darwin, 1854Pink Barnacle
Notomegabalanus krakatauensis Nilsson-Cantell, 1934
Paraconcavus margaritanus Zullo, 1992
Paraconcavus mexicanus Henry, 1941
Paraconcavus neusensis Zullo & Miller, 1986
Paraconcavus pacificus Pilsbry, 1916Pacific Barnacle
Paraconcavus prebrevicalcar Ross, 1964
Paraconcavus rooseveltensis Kline, 1997
Paraconcavus talquinensis Weisbord, 1966
Perforatus perforatus Bruguière, 1789
Tamiosoma advena Zullo, 1992
Tamiosoma gregaria Conrad, 1856
Tetrabalanus polygenus Cornwall, 1941

Subnodes of Balanidae with occurrences in Continents
SubfamilyAmphibalaninae
Pitombo, 2004
1
19
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyBalaninae
Leach, 1817
2
143
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMegabalaninae
Newman, 1979
3
37
Genera
Species

Taxom



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