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Checklist for Superfamily Balanoidea Leach, 1817
and region Antilles (Caribbean islands)


Class
 
Maxillopoda
Dahl, 1956
Maxillopods
127
338
662
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Thecostraca
Gruvel, 1905
26
67
112
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Cirripedia
Burmeister, 1834
Barnacles
24
64
111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Thoracica
Darwin, 1854
Barnacles
16
49
96
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Sessilia
Lamarck, 1818
Acorn barnacles, Sessile barnacles
9
26
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Balanomorpha
Pilsbry, 1916
Acorn barnacles
8
21
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Balanoidea
Leach, 1817
3
11
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Antilles
3 Families width 28 Species
Archaeobalanidae Newman & Ross, 19762SpeciesTaxom
Balanidae Leach, 180623SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgomatidae Gray, 1825Coral barnacle3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Antilles
11 Genera with 28 Species
Acasta Leach, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Amphibalanus Pitombo, 18543SpeciesTaxom
Balanus Da Costa, 1854Barnacle15SpeciesTaxom
Ceratoconcha Kramberger-G..., 18662SpeciesTaxom
Concavus Newman, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Fistulobalanus Zullo, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Hesperibalanus Pilsbry, 1916
0SpeciesTaxom
Hexacreusia Zullo, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Megabalanus Hoek, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Megatrema Sowerby, 18121SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgoma Leach, 1817
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Antilles
28 Species
Acasta cyathus Darwin, 1854Sponge barnacle
Amphibalanus amphitrite Darwin, 1854Purple acorn barnacle
Amphibalanus eburneus Gould, 1841Ivory Barnacle
Amphibalanus improvisus Darwin, 1854Bay barnacle
Balanus amphitrite (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Amphibalanus amphitrite Darwin, 1854
Balanus balanus Linnaeus, 1758Common barnacle
Balanus calidus Pilsbry, 1916Mountain ninebark
Balanus concavus Bronn, 1831
Balanus crenatus Bruguière, 1789Mountain ninebark
Balanus declivis Darwin, 1854
Balanus eburneus (Gould, 1841)⇒ Amphibalanus eburneus Gould, 1841
Balanus galeatus Linnaeus, 1771
Balanus improvisus (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Amphibalanus improvisus Darwin, 1854
Balanus laevis Bruguière, 1789
Balanus merrilli Zullo, 1966
Balanus polyporus Pilbry, 1924
Balanus similis Weltner, 1922
Balanus tintinnabulum (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Chthamalus stellatus Poli, 1791
Balanus trigonus Darwin, 1854Three-cornered barnacle
Ceratoconcha barbadensis Withers, 1926
Ceratoconcha domingensis Moulins, 1866
Concavus concavus Brown, 1831
Fistulobalanus pallidus Darwin, 1854
Hexacreusia durhami Zullo, 1961
Megabalanus stultus Darwin, 1854
Megabalanus tanagrae Pilsbry, 1927
Megabalanus tintinnabulum Linnaeus, 1758Barnacle
Megatrema madreporarum Bosc, 1812

Subnodes of Balanoidea with occurrences in Antilles
FamilyArchaeobalanidae
Newman & Ross, 1976
3
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyBalanidae
Leach, 1806
5
23
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPyrgomatidae
Gray, 1825
coral barnacle, Coral barnacles
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Balanoidea at itis.gov
Balanoidea at marinespecies.org