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Checklist for Superfamily Balanoidea Leach, 1817
and region British Isles (North Europe)


Class
 
Maxillopoda
Dahl, 1956
Maxillopods
202
828
2717
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Thecostraca
Gruvel, 1905
29
98
205
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Cirripedia
Burmeister, 1834
Barnacles
26
93
197
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Thoracica
Darwin, 1854
Barnacles
18
70
159
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Sessilia
Lamarck, 1818
Acorn barnacles, Sessile barnacles
10
43
93
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Balanomorpha
Pilsbry, 1916
Acorn barnacles
9
40
87
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Balanoidea
Leach, 1817
3
26
67
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for British Isles
3 Families width 67 Species and 1 Subspecies
Archaeobalanidae Newman & Ross, 197617SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgomatidae (Gray, 1825)Coral barnacle4SpeciesTaxom
Balanidae Leach, 180646SpeciesTaxom


Genera for British Isles
26 Genera with 67 Species
#ABCEHMNPS
Acasta Leach, 18542SpeciesTaxom
Actinobalanus Moroni, 01SpeciesTaxom
Adna Sowerby, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Amphibalanus Pitombo, 19734SpeciesTaxom
Arossia Newman, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Austromegabalanus Newman, 17911SpeciesTaxom
Austrominius Buckeridge, 18542SpeciesTaxom
Balanus Da Costa, 1854Barnacle31SpeciesTaxom
Boscia Ferussac, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Chesaconcavus Zullo, 19924SpeciesTaxom
Chirona Gray, 17672SpeciesTaxom
Concavus Newman, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Conopea Say, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Elminius Leach, 18542SpeciesTaxom
Hesperibalanus Pilsbry, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Hexaminius Foster, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Megabalanus Hoek, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Megatrema Sowerby, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Notobalanus Newman & Ross, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Paraconcavus Zullo, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Pectinoacasta Kolbasov, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Perforatus Pitombo, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgoma Leach, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Semibalanus Pilsbry, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Solidobalanus Hoek, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Striatobalanus Hoek, 18541SpeciesTaxom


Species list for British Isles
67 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acasta spongites Poli, 1791
Acasta undulata Darwin, 1854
Actinobalanus bisulcatus
Adna anglica (Sowerby, 1823)⇒ Megatrema anglicum Sowerby, 1823
Amphibalanus amphitrite Darwin, 1854Purple acorn barnacle
Amphibalanus amphitrite amphitrite Darwin, 1854
Amphibalanus improvisus Darwin, 1854Bay barnacle
Amphibalanus subalbidus Henry, 1973
Arossia newmani Zullo, 1992
Austromegabalanus cylindricus Gmelin, 1791
Austrominius covertus Foster, 1982Secret Four-plated Barnacle
Austrominius modestus (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Elminius modestus Darwin, 1854
Balanus albicostatus (Pilsbry, 1916)⇒ Fistulobalanus albicostatus Pilsbry, 1916
Balanus amaryllis (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Striatobalanus amaryllis Darwin, 1854
Balanus amphitrite (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Amphibalanus amphitrite Darwin, 1854
Balanus balanoides (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Balanus nubilus Darwin, 1854
Balanus balanus Linnaeus, 1758Common barnacle
Balanus bisulcatus Darwin, 1854
Balanus calceolus (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Conopea calceola Darwin, 1854
Balanus concavus Bronn, 1831
Balanus crenatus Bruguière, 1789Mountain ninebark
Balanus decorus Darwin, 1854
Balanus dolosus Darwin, 1854
Balanus eburneus (Gould, 1841)⇒ Amphibalanus eburneus Gould, 1841
Balanus glandula Darwin, 1854Common Acorn Barnacle
Balanus halosydne Zullo, Katun..., 1992
Balanus hameri (Ascanius, 1767)⇒ Chirona hameri Ascanius, 1767
Balanus hammeri
Balanus imperator Darwin, 1854
Balanus improvisus (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Amphibalanus improvisus Darwin, 1854
Balanus inclusus Darwin, 1854
Balanus involusus
Balanus nubilus Darwin, 1854Giant Acorn Barnacle
Balanus perforatus (Bruguière, 1789)⇒ Perforatus perforatus Bruguière, 1789
Balanus porcatus (Arnoldi, 1977)⇒ Balanus balanus Linnaeus, 1758
Balanus porosus
Balanus reticulatus (Utinomi, 1967)⇒ Amphibalanus reticulatus Utinomi, 1967
Balanus spongicola Brown, 1844
Balanus sulcatus
Balanus tintinnabulum (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Chthamalus stellatus Poli, 1791
Balanus trigonus Darwin, 1854Three-cornered barnacle
Balanus unguiformis J de C. Sowerby, 1848
Balanus variegatus (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Amphibalanus variegatus Darwin, 1854
Boscia anglica (Sowerby, 1823)⇒ Megatrema anglicum Sowerby, 1823
Chesaconcavus myosulcatus Zullo, 1992
Chesaconcavus proteus Conrad, 1834
Chesaconcavus rossi Zullo, 1992
Chesaconcavus santamaria Zullo, 1992
Chirona amaryllis Darwin, 1854
Chirona hameri Ascanius, 1767
Concavus concavus Brown, 1831
Conopea calceola Darwin, 1854
Elminius modestus Darwin, 1854Australasian barnacle
Elminius simplex Darwin, 1854
Hesperibalanus fallax Broch, 1927
Hexaminius popeiana Foster, 1982
Megabalanus coccopoma Darwin, 1854Titan acorn barnacle
Megabalanus dolfusii De Alessandri, 1907
Megabalanus tintinnabulum Linnaeus, 1758Barnacle
Megatrema anglicum Sowerby, 1823Boscia anglica
Notobalanus vestitus Darwin, 1854
Paraconcavus neusensis Zullo & Miller, 1986
Pectinoacasta pectinipes Pilsbry, 1912
Perforatus perforatus Bruguière, 1789
Pyrgoma anglicum (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Megatrema anglicum Sowerby, 1823
Semibalanus balanoides Linnaeus, 1767Acorn barnacle
Solidobalanus (Hesperibalanus) fallax Broch, 1927
Striatobalanus amaryllis Darwin, 1854

Subnodes of Balanoidea with occurrences in British Isles
FamilyArchaeobalanidae
Newman & Ross, 1976
13
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyBalanidae
Leach, 1806
9
46
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPyrgomatidae
Gray, 1825
coral barnacle, Coral barnacles
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



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