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


Class
 
Maxillopoda
Dahl, 1956
Maxillopods
17
28
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Thecostraca
Gruvel, 1905
5
11
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Cirripedia
Burmeister, 1834
Barnacles
5
11
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Thoracica
Darwin, 1854
Barnacles
5
11
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Sessilia
Lamarck, 1818
Acorn barnacles, Sessile barnacles
4
9
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Balanomorpha
Pilsbry, 1916
Acorn barnacles
4
9
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Balanoidea
Leach, 1817
1
4
7
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Eastern Cape
1 Family width 7 Species
Balanidae Leach, 18067SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Eastern Cape
4 Genera with 7 Species
Amphibalanus Pitombo, 18542SpeciesTaxom
Austromegabalanus Newman, 17911SpeciesTaxom
Balanus Da Costa, 1854Barnacle3SpeciesTaxom
Notomegabalanus Newman, 19161SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Eastern Cape
7 Species
Amphibalanus amphitrite Darwin, 1854Purple acorn barnacle
Amphibalanus venustus Darwin, 1854
Austromegabalanus cylindricus Gmelin, 1791
Balanus algicola Pilsbry, 1916
Balanus amphitrite (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Amphibalanus amphitrite Darwin, 1854
Balanus trigonus Darwin, 1854Three-cornered barnacle
Notomegabalanus algicola Pilsbry, 1916

Subnodes of Balanoidea with occurrences in Eastern Cape
FamilyBalanidae
Leach, 1806
4
7
Genera
Species

Taxom



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