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Checklist for Superfamily Balanoidea Leach, 1817
and region Costa Rica (Central America)


Class
 
Maxillopoda
Dahl, 1956
Maxillopods
46
77
134
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Thecostraca
Gruvel, 1905
15
29
66
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Cirripedia
Burmeister, 1834
Barnacles
15
29
66
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Thoracica
Darwin, 1854
Barnacles
12
25
63
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Sessilia
Lamarck, 1818
Acorn barnacles, Sessile barnacles
9
21
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Balanomorpha
Pilsbry, 1916
Acorn barnacles
8
20
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Balanoidea
Leach, 1817
3
10
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Costa Rica
3 Families width 30 Species and 2 Subspecies
Balanidae Leach, 180625SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgomatidae Gray, 1825Coral barnacle2SpeciesTaxom
Archaeobalanidae Newman & Ross, 19763SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Costa Rica
10 Genera with 30 Species
Amphibalanus Pitombo, 19094SpeciesTaxom
Balanus Da Costa, 1854Barnacle12SpeciesTaxom
Ceratoconcha Kramberger-G..., 19891SpeciesTaxom
Concavus Newman, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Conopea Say, 19662SpeciesTaxom
Fistulobalanus Zullo, 19732SpeciesTaxom
Megabalanus Hoek, 18546SpeciesTaxom
Megatrema Sowerby, 18121SpeciesTaxom
Semibalanus Pilsbry, 17881SpeciesTaxom
Tetrabalanus Cornwall, 19411SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Costa Rica
30 Species and 2 Subspecies
Amphibalanus amphitrite Darwin, 1854Purple acorn barnacle
Amphibalanus improvisus Darwin, 1854Bay barnacle
Amphibalanus inexpectatus Pilsbry, 1916
Amphibalanus peruvianus Pilsbry, 1909
Balanus amphitrite (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Amphibalanus amphitrite Darwin, 1854
Balanus calidus nonstriatus Kolosváry, 1941
Balanus concavus ♰ Bronn, 1831
Balanus concavus pacificus (Eichhoff, 1864)⇒ Balanus pacificus Pilsbry, 1916
Balanus crenatus Bruguière, 1789Mountain ninebark
Balanus glandula Darwin, 1854Common Acorn Barnacle
Balanus inexpectatus
Balanus ovenatus
Balanus pacificus Pilsbry, 1916
Balanus poecilus Darwin, 1854
Balanus tintinnabulum (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Chthamalus stellatus Poli, 1791
Balanus trigonus Darwin, 1854Three-cornered barnacle
Ceratoconcha paucicostata Young, 1989
Concavus concavus Brown, 1831
Conopea galeata Linnaeus, 1771Gorgonian barnacle
Conopea merrilli Zullo, 1966
Fistulobalanus dentivarians Henry, 1973
Fistulobalanus suturaltus Henry, 1973
Megabalanus coccopoma Darwin, 1854Titan acorn barnacle
Megabalanus galapaganus Pilsbry, 1916
Megabalanus peninsularis Pilsbry, 1916Giant barnacle
Megabalanus stultus Darwin, 1854
Megabalanus tintinnabulum Linnaeus, 1758Barnacle
Megabalanus vinaceus Darwin, 1854
Megatrema madreporarum Bosc, 1812
Semibalanus cariosus Pallas, 1788Thatched barnacle
Tetrabalanus polygenus Cornwall, 1941

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

Taxom

FamilyBalanidae
Leach, 1806
6
25
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPyrgomatidae
Gray, 1825
coral barnacle, Coral barnacles
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



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