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


Class
 
Maxillopoda
Dahl, 1956
Maxillopods
192
831
2731
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Thecostraca
Gruvel, 1905
29
85
179
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Cirripedia
Burmeister, 1834
Barnacles
26
82
175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Thoracica
Darwin, 1854
Barnacles
20
62
141
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Sessilia
Lamarck, 1818
Acorn barnacles, Sessile barnacles
10
34
72
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Balanomorpha
Pilsbry, 1916
Acorn barnacles
8
31
70
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Balanoidea
Leach, 1817
3
21
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBalanidae
Leach, 1806
6
32
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Scandinavia
6 Genera with 32 Species
Amphibalanus Pitombo, 18545SpeciesTaxom
Austromegabalanus Newman, 17883SpeciesTaxom
Balanus Da Costa, 1854Barnacle20SpeciesTaxom
Concavus Newman, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Megabalanus Hoek, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Perforatus Pitombo, 17891SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Scandinavia
32 Species
Amphibalanus (Balanus) reticulatus Utinomi, 1967Reticulated barnacle
Amphibalanus amphitrite Darwin, 1854Purple acorn barnacle
Amphibalanus eburneus Gould, 1841Ivory Barnacle
Amphibalanus improvisus Darwin, 1854Bay barnacle
Amphibalanus variegatus Darwin, 1854Variable Barnacle
Austromegabalanus cylindricus Gmelin, 1791
Austromegabalanus nigrescens Lamarck, 1818Giant Black Barnacle
Austromegabalanus psittacus Molina, 1788Giant barnacle
Balanus algicola Pilsbry, 1916
Balanus amphitrite (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Amphibalanus amphitrite Darwin, 1854
Balanus balanoides (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Balanus nubilus Darwin, 1854
Balanus balanus Linnaeus, 1758Common barnacle
Balanus calceolus (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Conopea calceola Darwin, 1854
Balanus crenatus Bruguière, 1789Mountain ninebark
Balanus eburneus (Gould, 1841)⇒ Amphibalanus eburneus Gould, 1841
Balanus glandula Darwin, 1854Common Acorn Barnacle
Balanus hameri (Ascanius, 1767)⇒ Chirona hameri Ascanius, 1767
Balanus improvisus (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Amphibalanus improvisus Darwin, 1854
Balanus laevis Bruguière, 1789
Balanus nigrescens Lamarck, 1818
Balanus nubilus Darwin, 1854Giant Acorn Barnacle
Balanus perforatus (Bruguière, 1789)⇒ Perforatus perforatus Bruguière, 1789
Balanus porcatus (Arnoldi, 1977)⇒ Balanus balanus Linnaeus, 1758
Balanus spongicola Brown, 1844
Balanus tintinnabulum (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Chthamalus stellatus Poli, 1791
Balanus trigonus Darwin, 1854Three-cornered barnacle
Balanus uddevallensis
Balanus variegatus (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Amphibalanus variegatus Darwin, 1854
Concavus concavus Brown, 1831
Megabalanus coccopoma Darwin, 1854Titan acorn barnacle
Megabalanus tintinnabulum Linnaeus, 1758Barnacle
Perforatus perforatus Bruguière, 1789

Subnodes of Balanidae with occurrences in Scandinavia
SubfamilyAmphibalaninae
Pitombo, 2004
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyBalaninae
Leach, 1817
1
20
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMegabalaninae
Newman, 1979
2
5
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