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Checklist for Superfamily Balanoidea Leach, 1817
and region California (West USA, USA)


Class
 
Maxillopoda
Dahl, 1956
Maxillopods
124
311
525
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Thecostraca
Gruvel, 1905
25
60
99
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Cirripedia
Burmeister, 1834
Barnacles
21
54
91
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Thoracica
Darwin, 1854
Barnacles
14
42
85
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Sessilia
Lamarck, 1818
Acorn barnacles, Sessile barnacles
8
25
60
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Balanomorpha
Pilsbry, 1916
Acorn barnacles
7
23
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Balanoidea
Leach, 1817
3
16
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for California
3 Families width 47 Species
Balanidae Leach, 180639SpeciesTaxom
Archaeobalanidae Newman & Ross, 19767SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgomatidae Gray, 1825Coral barnacle1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for California
16 Genera with 47 Species
Amphibalanus Pitombo, 19734SpeciesTaxom
Arossia Newman, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Balanus Da Costa, 1854Barnacle22SpeciesTaxom
Chesaconcavus Zullo, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Chirona Gray, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Concavus Newman, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Conopea Say, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Hesperibalanus Pilsbry, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Megabalanus Hoek, 18545SpeciesTaxom
Megatrema Sowerby, 18121SpeciesTaxom
Membranobalanus Pilsbry, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Notomegabalanus Newman, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Paraconcavus Zullo, 19163SpeciesTaxom
Semibalanus Pilsbry, 17881SpeciesTaxom
Solidobalanus Hoek, 19632SpeciesTaxom
Tamiosoma Conrad, 18561SpeciesTaxom


Species list for California
47 Species
Amphibalanus amphitrite Darwin, 1854Purple acorn barnacle
Amphibalanus eburneus Gould, 1841Ivory Barnacle
Amphibalanus improvisus Darwin, 1854Bay barnacle
Amphibalanus subalbidus Henry, 1973
Arossia rubra Zullo, 1992
Balanus addicotti
Balanus altissimus Cornwall, 1936
Balanus amphitrite (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Amphibalanus amphitrite Darwin, 1854
Balanus aquila Pilsbry, 1907Mat rockspirea
Balanus balanus Linnaeus, 1758Common barnacle
Balanus crenatus Bruguière, 1789Mountain ninebark
Balanus decorus Darwin, 1854
Balanus flos Pilsbry, 1907
Balanus galeatus Linnaeus, 1771
Balanus glandula Darwin, 1854Common Acorn Barnacle
Balanus improvisus (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Amphibalanus improvisus Darwin, 1854
Balanus nefrens Zullo, 1963
Balanus nubilis Darwin, 1854
Balanus nubilus Darwin, 1854Giant Acorn Barnacle
Balanus orcutti Pilsbry, 1907
Balanus pacificus Pilsbry, 1916
Balanus poecilus Darwin, 1854
Balanus regalis Pilsbry, 1916Mountain ninebark
Balanus rostratus Hoek, 1883Elms
Balanus spongicola Brown, 1844
Balanus tintinnabulum (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Chthamalus stellatus Poli, 1791
Balanus trigonus Darwin, 1854Three-cornered barnacle
Chesaconcavus proteus Conrad, 1834
Chirona evermanni Pilsbry, 1907
Concavus concavus Brown, 1831
Conopea galeata Linnaeus, 1771Gorgonian barnacle
Hesperibalanus hesperius Pilsbry, 1916
Megabalanus californicus Pilsbry, 1916White-ribbed Red Barnacle
Megabalanus coccopoma Darwin, 1854Titan acorn barnacle
Megabalanus peninsularis Pilsbry, 1916Giant barnacle
Megabalanus rosa Choi, Anders..., 1992
Megabalanus vinaceus Darwin, 1854
Megatrema madreporarum Bosc, 1812
Membranobalanus orcutti Pilsbry, 1907
Notomegabalanus algicola Pilsbry, 1916
Paraconcavus margaritanus Zullo, 1992
Paraconcavus mexicanus Henry, 1941
Paraconcavus pacificus Pilsbry, 1916Pacific Barnacle
Semibalanus cariosus Pallas, 1788Thatched barnacle
Solidobalanus engbergi Pilsbry, 1921Hydrocoral Barnacle
Solidobalanus nefrens Zullo, 1963
Tamiosoma gregaria Conrad, 1856

Subnodes of Balanoidea with occurrences in California
FamilyArchaeobalanidae
Newman & Ross, 1976
6
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyBalanidae
Leach, 1806
9
39
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPyrgomatidae
Gray, 1825
coral barnacle, Coral barnacles
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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