Species list, Checklist of Superfamily Balanoidea for Alberta (West Canada, Canada)

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Checklist for Superfamily Balanoidea Leach, 1817
and region Alberta (West Canada, Canada)

Class	Maxillopoda Dahl, 1956 Maxillopods	21 48 71	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Thecostraca Gruvel, 1905	6 9 14	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraclass	Cirripedia Burmeister, 1834 Barnacles	6 9 14	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superorder	Thoracica Darwin, 1854 Barnacles	6 9 14	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Sessilia Lamarck, 1818 Acorn barnacles, Sessile barnacles	5 8 13	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Suborder	Balanomorpha Pilsbry, 1916 Acorn barnacles	4 7 12	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superfamily	Balanoidea Leach, 1817	2 5 9	Families Genera Species	Taxom

List of families for Alberta
2 Families width 9 Species

Balanidae Leach, 1806		8	Species	Taxom
Archaeobalanidae Newman & Ross, 1976		1	Species	Taxom

Genera for Alberta
5 Genera with 9 Species

Species list for Alberta
9 Species

Amphibalanus amphitrite Darwin, 1854	Purple acorn barnacle
Amphibalanus improvisus Darwin, 1854	Bay barnacle
Austromegabalanus nigrescens Lamarck, 1818	Giant Black Barnacle
Balanus balanus Linnaeus, 1758	Common barnacle
Balanus crenatus Bruguière, 1789	Mountain ninebark
Balanus glandula Darwin, 1854	Common Acorn Barnacle
Balanus trigonus Darwin, 1854	Three-cornered barnacle
Perforatus perforatus Bruguière, 1789
Semibalanus balanoides Linnaeus, 1767	Acorn barnacle

Subnodes of Balanoidea with occurrences in Alberta

Family	Archaeobalanidae Newman & Ross, 1976	1 1	Genus Species	Taxom
Family	Balanidae Leach, 1806	4 8	Genera Species	Taxom

Links, sources and further information

Balanoidea at itis.gov
Balanoidea at marinespecies.org