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Checklist for Family Balanidae Leach, 1806
and region Starr County (Texas, USA)


Class
 
Maxillopoda
Dahl, 1956
Maxillopods
9
12
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Thecostraca
Gruvel, 1905
5
7
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Cirripedia
Burmeister, 1834
Barnacles
5
7
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Thoracica
Darwin, 1854
Barnacles
5
7
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Sessilia
Lamarck, 1818
Acorn barnacles, Sessile barnacles
3
5
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Balanomorpha
Pilsbry, 1916
Acorn barnacles
3
5
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Balanoidea
Leach, 1817
1
3
10
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBalanidae
Leach, 1806
3
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Starr County
3 Genera with 10 Species
Amphibalanus Pitombo, 18545SpeciesTaxom
Balanus Da Costa, 1854Barnacle3SpeciesTaxom
Megabalanus Hoek, 18542SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Starr County
10 Species
Amphibalanus amphitrite Darwin, 1854Purple acorn barnacle
Amphibalanus eburneus Gould, 1841Ivory Barnacle
Amphibalanus improvisus Darwin, 1854Bay barnacle
Amphibalanus subalbidus Henry, 1973
Amphibalanus venustus Darwin, 1854
Balanus improvisus (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Amphibalanus improvisus Darwin, 1854
Balanus tintinnabulum (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Chthamalus stellatus Poli, 1791
Balanus trigonus Darwin, 1854Three-cornered barnacle
Megabalanus coccopoma Darwin, 1854Titan acorn barnacle
Megabalanus stultus Darwin, 1854

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

Taxom

SubfamilyBalaninae
Leach, 1817
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMegabalaninae
Newman, 1979
1
2
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