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


Class
 
Maxillopoda
Dahl, 1956
Maxillopods
142
429
908
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Thecostraca
Gruvel, 1905
28
80
154
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Cirripedia
Burmeister, 1834
Barnacles
25
74
149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Thoracica
Darwin, 1854
Barnacles
17
58
130
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Sessilia
Lamarck, 1818
Acorn barnacles, Sessile barnacles
10
34
74
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Balanomorpha
Pilsbry, 1916
Acorn barnacles
9
29
67
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Balanoidea
Leach, 1817
3
16
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Caribbean
3 Families width 44 Species and 2 Subspecies
Archaeobalanidae Newman & Ross, 19766SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgomatidae Gray, 1825Coral barnacle5SpeciesTaxom
Balanidae Leach, 180633SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Caribbean
16 Genera with 44 Species
Acasta Leach, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Adna Sowerby, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Amphibalanus Pitombo, 18546SpeciesTaxom
Balanus Da Costa, 1854Barnacle21SpeciesTaxom
Ceratoconcha Kramberger-G..., 19473SpeciesTaxom
Concavus Newman, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Conopea Say, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Fistulobalanus Zullo, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Hesperibalanus Pilsbry, 1916
0SpeciesTaxom
Hexacreusia Zullo, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Megabalanus Hoek, 20035SpeciesTaxom
Megatrema Sowerby, 18121SpeciesTaxom
Membranobalanus Pilsbry, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgoma Leach, 1817
0SpeciesTaxom
Semibalanus Pilsbry, 17881SpeciesTaxom
Solidobalanus Hoek, 19271SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Caribbean
44 Species and 2 Subspecies
Acasta cyathus Darwin, 1854Sponge barnacle
Adna anglica (Sowerby, 1823)⇒ Megatrema anglicum Sowerby, 1823
Amphibalanus (Balanus) reticulatus Utinomi, 1967Reticulated barnacle
Amphibalanus amphitrite Darwin, 1854Purple acorn barnacle
Amphibalanus eburneus Gould, 1841Ivory Barnacle
Amphibalanus improvisus Darwin, 1854Bay barnacle
Amphibalanus variegates Darwin, 1854
Amphibalanus variegatus Darwin, 1854Variable Barnacle
Balanus amphitrite (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Amphibalanus amphitrite Darwin, 1854
Balanus balanus Linnaeus, 1758Common barnacle
Balanus calceolus (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Conopea calceola Darwin, 1854
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 improvisus assimilis (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Amphibalanus improvisus Darwin, 1854
Balanus laevis Bruguière, 1789
Balanus merrilli Zullo, 1966
Balanus pallidus (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Fistulobalanus pallidus Darwin, 1854
Balanus polyporus Pilbry, 1924
Balanus reticulatus (Utinomi, 1967)⇒ Amphibalanus reticulatus Utinomi, 1967
Balanus similis Weltner, 1922
Balanus tintinnabulum (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Chthamalus stellatus Poli, 1791
Balanus trigonus Darwin, 1854Three-cornered barnacle
Balanus variegates cirratus (Utinomi & Ki..., 1966)⇒ Amphibalanus variegates Darwin, 1854
Balanus venustus Darwin, 1854
Ceratoconcha barbadensis Withers, 1926
Ceratoconcha domingensis Moulins, 1866
Ceratoconcha quarta Kolosváry, 1947
Concavus concavus Brown, 1831
Conopea calceola Darwin, 1854
Fistulobalanus pallidus Darwin, 1854
Hexacreusia durhami Zullo, 1961
Megabalanus antillensis Pilsbry, 1916
Megabalanus stultus Darwin, 1854
Megabalanus tanagrae Pilsbry, 1927
Megabalanus tintinnabulum Linnaeus, 1758Barnacle
Megabalanus zebra Russell & al., 2003
Megatrema madreporarum Bosc, 1812
Membranobalanus declivis Darwin, 1854
Semibalanus cariosus Pallas, 1788Thatched barnacle
Solidobalanus (Hesperibalanus) fallax Broch, 1927

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

Taxom

FamilyBalanidae
Leach, 1806
5
33
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPyrgomatidae
Gray, 1825
coral barnacle, Coral barnacles
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom



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