Species list, Checklist of Superfamily Balanoidea for Cape Verde (Macaronesia)

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Checklist for Superfamily Balanoidea Leach, 1817
and region Cape Verde (Macaronesia)

Class	Maxillopoda Dahl, 1956 Maxillopods	70 194 477	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Thecostraca Gruvel, 1905	12 21 29	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraclass	Cirripedia Burmeister, 1834 Barnacles	12 21 29	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superorder	Thoracica Darwin, 1854 Barnacles	10 19 27	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Sessilia Lamarck, 1818 Acorn barnacles, Sessile barnacles	5 9 13	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Suborder	Balanomorpha Pilsbry, 1916 Acorn barnacles	4 6 10	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superfamily	Balanoidea Leach, 1817	3 5 7	Families Genera Species	Taxom

List of families for Cape Verde
3 Families width 7 Species

Pyrgomatidae (Gray, 1825)	Coral barnacle	1	Species	Taxom
Balanidae Leach, 1806		5	Species	Taxom
Archaeobalanidae Newman & Ross, 1976		1	Species	Taxom

Genera for Cape Verde
5 Genera with 7 Species

Species list for Cape Verde
7 Species

Adna anglica (Sowerby, 1823)	⇒ Megatrema anglicum Sowerby, 1823
Amphibalanus amphitrite Darwin, 1854	Purple acorn barnacle
Balanus hameri (Ascanius, 1767)	⇒ Chirona hameri Ascanius, 1767
Balanus tintinnabulum (Linnaeus, 1758)	⇒ Chthamalus stellatus Poli, 1791
Chirona hameri Ascanius, 1767
Megabalanus azoricus Pilsbry, 1916	Azorean barnacle
Megabalanus tintinnabulum Linnaeus, 1758	Barnacle

Subnodes of Balanoidea with occurrences in Cape Verde

Family	Archaeobalanidae Newman & Ross, 1976	1 1	Genus Species	Taxom
Family	Balanidae Leach, 1806	3 5	Genera Species	Taxom
Family	Pyrgomatidae Gray, 1825 coral barnacle, Coral barnacles	1 1	Genus Species	Taxom

Links, sources and further information

Balanoidea at itis.gov
Balanoidea at marinespecies.org