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Checklist for Family Balanidae Leach, 1806
and region Peru (Northern South America)


Class
 
Maxillopoda
Dahl, 1956
Maxillopods
78
217
421
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Thecostraca
Gruvel, 1905
8
23
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Cirripedia
Burmeister, 1834
Barnacles
8
23
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Thoracica
Darwin, 1854
Barnacles
8
23
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Sessilia
Lamarck, 1818
Acorn barnacles, Sessile barnacles
4
12
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Balanomorpha
Pilsbry, 1916
Acorn barnacles
3
11
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Balanoidea
Leach, 1817
1
6
15
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBalanidae
Leach, 1806
6
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Peru
6 Genera with 15 Species
Amphibalanus Pitombo, 19092SpeciesTaxom
Austromegabalanus Newman, 17882SpeciesTaxom
Balanus Da Costa, 1854Barnacle7SpeciesTaxom
Concavus Newman, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Megabalanus Hoek, 17584SpeciesTaxom
Notomegabalanus Newman, 18541SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Peru
15 Species and 2 Subspecies
Amphibalanus amphitrite Darwin, 1854Purple acorn barnacle
Amphibalanus peruvianus Pilsbry, 1909
Austromegabalanus piscoensis Carriol, & al., 1987
Austromegabalanus psittacus Molina, 1788Giant barnacle
Balanus concavus Bronn, 1831
Balanus flosculus Darwin, 1854
Balanus laevis Bruguière, 1789
Balanus laevis laevis Bruguière, 1789
Balanus laevis nitidus Darwin, 1854
Balanus tintinnabulum (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Chthamalus stellatus Poli, 1791
Balanus trigonus Darwin, 1854Three-cornered barnacle
Concavus concavus Brown, 1831
Megabalanus ajax Darwin, 1854
Megabalanus coccopoma Darwin, 1854Titan acorn barnacle
Megabalanus concinnus Darwin, 1854
Megabalanus tintinnabulum Linnaeus, 1758Barnacle
Notomegabalanus concinnus Darwin, 1854

Subnodes of Balanidae with occurrences in Peru
SubfamilyAmphibalaninae
Pitombo, 2004
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyBalaninae
Leach, 1817
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMegabalaninae
Newman, 1979
3
7
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