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Checklist for Family Balanidae Leach, 1806
and region Europe (Eurasia)


Class
 
Maxillopoda
Dahl, 1956
Maxillopods
251
1321
5725
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Thecostraca
Gruvel, 1905
40
171
512
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Cirripedia
Burmeister, 1834
Barnacles
34
158
490
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Thoracica
Darwin, 1854
Barnacles
22
122
413
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Sessilia
Lamarck, 1818
Acorn barnacles, Sessile barnacles
12
70
221
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Balanomorpha
Pilsbry, 1916
Acorn barnacles
10
65
199
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Balanoidea
Leach, 1817
3
43
150
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBalanidae
Leach, 1806
13
87
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Europe
13 Genera with 87 Species
Alessandriella Carriol & Ca..., 20011SpeciesTaxom
Amphibalanus Pitombo, 18548SpeciesTaxom
Arossia Newman, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Austromegabalanus Newman, 17883SpeciesTaxom
Balanus Da Costa, 1854Barnacle54SpeciesTaxom
Chesaconcavus Zullo, 19926SpeciesTaxom
Concavus Newman, 19842SpeciesTaxom
Fistulobalanus Zullo, 20052SpeciesTaxom
Megabalanus Hoek, 200310SpeciesTaxom
Notomegabalanus Newman, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Paraconcavus Zullo, 19162SpeciesTaxom
Perforatus Pitombo, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Tamiosoma Conrad, 18561SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Europe
87 Species and 5 Subspecies
Alessandriella saucatsensis ♰ Carriol, 2001
Amphibalanus (Balanus) reticulatus Utinomi, 1967Reticulated barnacle
Amphibalanus amphitrite Darwin, 1854Purple acorn barnacle
Amphibalanus amphitrite amphitrite Darwin, 1854
Amphibalanus cirratus Darwin, 1854
Amphibalanus eburneus Gould, 1841Ivory Barnacle
Amphibalanus improvisus Darwin, 1854Bay barnacle
Amphibalanus subalbidus Henry, 1973
Amphibalanus variegatus Darwin, 1854Variable Barnacle
Arossia newmani Zullo, 1992
Austromegabalanus cylindricus Gmelin, 1791
Austromegabalanus nigrescens Lamarck, 1818Giant Black Barnacle
Austromegabalanus psittacus Molina, 1788Giant barnacle
Balanus albicostatus (Pilsbry, 1916)⇒ Fistulobalanus albicostatus Pilsbry, 1916
Balanus algicola Pilsbry, 1916
Balanus amaryllis (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Striatobalanus amaryllis Darwin, 1854
Balanus amphitrite (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Amphibalanus amphitrite Darwin, 1854
Balanus amphitrite amphitrite (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Amphibalanus amphitrite amphitrite Darwin, 1854
Balanus amphitrite communis (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Amphibalanus amphitrite Darwin, 1854
Balanus amphitrite denticulata
Balanus aquila Pilsbry, 1907Mat rockspirea
Balanus balanoides (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Balanus nubilus Darwin, 1854
Balanus balanus Linnaeus, 1758Common barnacle
Balanus bisulcatus Darwin, 1854
Balanus calceolus (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Conopea calceola Darwin, 1854
Balanus citerosum Henry, 1973
Balanus concavus ♰ Bronn, 1831
Balanus corrugatus Darwin, 1854
Balanus crenatus Bruguière, 1789Mountain ninebark
Balanus darwinii Seguenza, 1876
Balanus decorus Darwin, 1854
Balanus dollfusii Alessandri, 1907
Balanus dolosus Darwin, 1854
Balanus eburneus (Gould, 1841)⇒ Amphibalanus eburneus Gould, 1841
Balanus flos Pilsbry, 1907
Balanus flosculus Darwin, 1854
Balanus galeatus Linnaeus, 1771
Balanus glandula Darwin, 1854Common Acorn Barnacle
Balanus halosydne Zullo, Katun..., 1992
Balanus hameri (Ascanius, 1767)⇒ Chirona hameri Ascanius, 1767
Balanus hammeri
Balanus imperator Darwin, 1854
Balanus improvisus (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Amphibalanus improvisus Darwin, 1854
Balanus inclusus Darwin, 1854
Balanus involusus
Balanus laevis Bruguière, 1789
Balanus milensis Seguenza, 1876
Balanus nigrescens Lamarck, 1818
Balanus nodulus Carriol, 2008
Balanus nubilus Darwin, 1854Giant Acorn Barnacle
Balanus pacificus Pilsbry, 1916
Balanus perforatus (Bruguière, 1789)⇒ Perforatus perforatus Bruguière, 1789
Balanus porcatus (Arnoldi, 1977)⇒ Balanus balanus Linnaeus, 1758
Balanus porosus
Balanus reticulatus (Utinomi, 1967)⇒ Amphibalanus reticulatus Utinomi, 1967
Balanus spongicola Brown, 1844
Balanus stellaris Brocchi, 1814
Balanus sulcatus
Balanus tenuis (Hoek, 1883)⇒ Striatobalanus tenuis Hoek, 1883
Balanus tintinnabulum (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Chthamalus stellatus Poli, 1791
Balanus trigonus Darwin, 1854Three-cornered barnacle
Balanus tulipiformis Darwin, 1854
Balanus uddevallensis
Balanus unguiformis J de C. Sowerby, 1848
Balanus vadaszi Kolosváry, 1949
Balanus variegatus (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Amphibalanus variegatus Darwin, 1854
Balanus venustus Darwin, 1854
Chesaconcavus belgradensis ♰ Zullo, 1984
Chesaconcavus gurlarnensis Carriol & Sc..., 2008
Chesaconcavus myosulcatus ♰ Zullo, 1992
Chesaconcavus proteus ♰ Conrad, 1834
Chesaconcavus rossi ♰ Zullo, 1992
Chesaconcavus santamaria ♰ Zullo, 1992
Concavus concavus Brown, 1831
Concavus crassostricola Zullo, 1984
Fistulobalanus albicostatus Pilsbry, 1916
Fistulobalanus ligeriensis Carriol, 2005
Megabalanus azoricus Pilsbry, 1916Azorean barnacle
Megabalanus californicus Pilsbry, 1916White-ribbed Red Barnacle
Megabalanus coccopoma Darwin, 1854Titan acorn barnacle
Megabalanus dolfusii De Alessandri, 1907
Megabalanus galapaganus Pilsbry, 1916
Megabalanus occator Darwin, 1854
Megabalanus tintinnabulum Linnaeus, 1758Barnacle
Megabalanus tintinnabulum tintinnabulum Linnaeus, 1758
Megabalanus tulipiformis Darwin, 1854
Megabalanus zebra Russell & al., 2003
Notomegabalanus buckeridgei Carriol, 2002
Paraconcavus neusensis Zullo & Miller, 1986
Paraconcavus pacificus Pilsbry, 1916Pacific Barnacle
Perforatus perforatus Bruguière, 1789
Tamiosoma gregaria Conrad, 1856

Subnodes of Balanidae with occurrences in Europe
SubfamilyAmphibalaninae
Pitombo, 2004
1
7
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyBalaninae
Leach, 1817
2
53
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMegabalaninae
Newman, 1979
3
13
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