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Checklist for Family Balanidae Leach, 1806
and region Spain (Iberian Peninsula)


Class
 
Maxillopoda
Dahl, 1956
Maxillopods
105
278
634
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Thecostraca
Gruvel, 1905
18
46
70
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Cirripedia
Burmeister, 1834
Barnacles
18
46
70
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Thoracica
Darwin, 1854
Barnacles
14
40
63
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Sessilia
Lamarck, 1818
Acorn barnacles, Sessile barnacles
9
22
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Balanomorpha
Pilsbry, 1916
Acorn barnacles
8
20
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Balanoidea
Leach, 1817
3
12
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBalanidae
Leach, 1806
5
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Spain
5 Genera with 13 Species
Amphibalanus Pitombo, 18544SpeciesTaxom
Balanus Da Costa, 1758Barnacle8SpeciesTaxom
Concavus Newman, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Megabalanus Hoek, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Perforatus Pitombo, 17891SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Spain
13 Species and 2 Subspecies
Amphibalanus amphitrite Darwin, 1854Purple acorn barnacle
Amphibalanus amphitrite amphitrite Darwin, 1854
Amphibalanus eburneus Gould, 1841Ivory Barnacle
Amphibalanus improvisus Darwin, 1854Bay barnacle
Balanus amphitrite (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Amphibalanus amphitrite Darwin, 1854
Balanus amphitrite amphitrite (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Amphibalanus amphitrite amphitrite Darwin, 1854
Balanus crenatus Bruguière, 1789Mountain ninebark
Balanus eburneus (Gould, 1841)⇒ Amphibalanus eburneus Gould, 1841
Balanus improvisus (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Amphibalanus improvisus Darwin, 1854
Balanus perforatus (Bruguière, 1789)⇒ Perforatus perforatus Bruguière, 1789
Balanus spongicola Brown, 1844
Balanus tintinnabulum (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Chthamalus stellatus Poli, 1791
Concavus concavus Brown, 1831
Megabalanus tulipiformis Darwin, 1854
Perforatus perforatus Bruguière, 1789

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

Taxom

SubfamilyBalaninae
Leach, 1817
1
7
Genus
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