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Checklist for Family Balanidae Leach, 1806
and region Ghana (West Africa)


Class
 
Maxillopoda
Dahl, 1956
Maxillopods
52
84
136
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Thecostraca
Gruvel, 1905
12
21
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Cirripedia
Burmeister, 1834
Barnacles
11
20
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Thoracica
Darwin, 1854
Barnacles
9
18
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Sessilia
Lamarck, 1818
Acorn barnacles, Sessile barnacles
6
13
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Balanomorpha
Pilsbry, 1916
Acorn barnacles
6
13
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Balanoidea
Leach, 1817
3
9
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBalanidae
Leach, 1806
4
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ghana
4 Genera with 13 Species
Amphibalanus Pitombo, 18414SpeciesTaxom
Balanus Da Costa, 1854Barnacle10SpeciesTaxom
Fistulobalanus Zullo, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Megabalanus Hoek, 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ghana
13 Species and 3 Subspecies
Amphibalanus (Balanus) reticulatus Utinomi, 1967Reticulated barnacle
Amphibalanus amphitrite Darwin, 1854Purple acorn barnacle
Amphibalanus amphitrite amphitrite Darwin, 1854
Amphibalanus eburneus Gould, 1841Ivory Barnacle
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 calceolus (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Conopea calceola Darwin, 1854
Balanus eburneus (Gould, 1841)⇒ Amphibalanus eburneus Gould, 1841
Balanus pallidus (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Fistulobalanus pallidus Darwin, 1854
Balanus tintinnabulum (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Chthamalus stellatus Poli, 1791
Balanus trigonus Darwin, 1854Three-cornered barnacle
Balanus tulipiformis Darwin, 1854
Balanus venustus Darwin, 1854
Fistulobalanus pallidus Darwin, 1854
Megabalanus tintinnabulum Linnaeus, 1758Barnacle

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

Taxom

SubfamilyBalaninae
Leach, 1817
2
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMegabalaninae
Newman, 1979
1
1
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