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Checklist for Family Balanidae Leach, 1806
and region World Oceans


Class
 
Maxillopoda
Dahl, 1956
Maxillopods
168
583
1449
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Thecostraca
Gruvel, 1905
35
131
276
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Cirripedia
Burmeister, 1834
Barnacles
30
125
268
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Thoracica
Darwin, 1854
Barnacles
23
112
241
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Sessilia
Lamarck, 1818
Acorn barnacles, Sessile barnacles
13
68
144
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Balanomorpha
Pilsbry, 1916
Acorn barnacles
11
65
140
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Balanoidea
Leach, 1817
3
33
90
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBalanidae
Leach, 1806
6
38
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for World Oceans
6 Genera with 38 Species
Amphibalanus Pitombo, 19897SpeciesTaxom
Austromegabalanus Newman, 17883SpeciesTaxom
Balanus Da Costa, 1854Barnacle19SpeciesTaxom
Megabalanus Hoek, 18548SpeciesTaxom
Notomegabalanus Newman, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Perforatus Pitombo, 17891SpeciesTaxom


Species list for World Oceans
38 Species and 1 Subspecies
Amphibalanus (Balanus) reticulatus Utinomi, 1967Reticulated barnacle
Amphibalanus amphitrite Darwin, 1854Purple acorn barnacle
Amphibalanus eburneus Gould, 1841Ivory Barnacle
Amphibalanus improvisus Darwin, 1854Bay barnacle
Amphibalanus poecilotheca Kruger, 1911
Amphibalanus rhizophorae Ren & Liu, 1989
Amphibalanus zhujiangensis Ren, 1989
Austromegabalanus cylindricus Gmelin, 1791
Austromegabalanus isolde Holthius & S..., 1967
Austromegabalanus psittacus Molina, 1788Giant barnacle
Balanus albicostatus (Pilsbry, 1916)⇒ Fistulobalanus albicostatus Pilsbry, 1916
Balanus amphitrite (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Amphibalanus amphitrite Darwin, 1854
Balanus amphitrite amphitrite (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Amphibalanus amphitrite amphitrite Darwin, 1854
Balanus aquila Pilsbry, 1907Mat rockspirea
Balanus balanus Linnaeus, 1758Common barnacle
Balanus calidus Pilsbry, 1916Mountain ninebark
Balanus crenatus Bruguière, 1789Mountain ninebark
Balanus eburneus (Gould, 1841)⇒ Amphibalanus eburneus Gould, 1841
Balanus glandula Darwin, 1854Common Acorn Barnacle
Balanus hawaiensis Pilsbry, 1916
Balanus improvisus (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Amphibalanus improvisus Darwin, 1854
Balanus nubilus Darwin, 1854Giant Acorn Barnacle
Balanus perforatus (Bruguière, 1789)⇒ Perforatus perforatus Bruguière, 1789
Balanus reticulatus (Utinomi, 1967)⇒ Amphibalanus reticulatus Utinomi, 1967
Balanus spongicola Brown, 1844
Balanus tintinnabulum (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Chthamalus stellatus Poli, 1791
Balanus trigonus Darwin, 1854Three-cornered barnacle
Balanus variegatus (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Amphibalanus variegatus Darwin, 1854
Balanus venustus Darwin, 1854
Megabalanus azoricus Pilsbry, 1916Azorean barnacle
Megabalanus californicus Pilsbry, 1916White-ribbed Red Barnacle
Megabalanus coccopoma Darwin, 1854Titan acorn barnacle
Megabalanus occator Darwin, 1854
Megabalanus rosa Choi, Anders..., 1992
Megabalanus stultus Darwin, 1854
Megabalanus tintinnabulum Linnaeus, 1758Barnacle
Megabalanus tulipiformis Darwin, 1854
Notomegabalanus algicola Pilsbry, 1916
Perforatus perforatus Bruguière, 1789

Subnodes of Balanidae with occurrences in World Oceans
SubfamilyAmphibalaninae
Pitombo, 2004
1
7
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyBalaninae
Leach, 1817
1
18
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMegabalaninae
Newman, 1979
3
12
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