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Checklist for Superfamily Balanoidea Leach, 1817
and region Ecuador (Northern South America)


Class
 
Maxillopoda
Dahl, 1956
Maxillopods
92
194
366
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Thecostraca
Gruvel, 1905
16
33
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Cirripedia
Burmeister, 1834
Barnacles
14
31
52
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Thoracica
Darwin, 1854
Barnacles
12
29
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Sessilia
Lamarck, 1818
Acorn barnacles, Sessile barnacles
7
20
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Balanomorpha
Pilsbry, 1916
Acorn barnacles
7
20
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Balanoidea
Leach, 1817
2
11
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Ecuador
2 Families width 29 Species and 1 Subspecies
Balanidae Leach, 180625SpeciesTaxom
Archaeobalanidae Newman & Ross, 19764SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Ecuador
11 Genera with 29 Species
Amphibalanus Pitombo, 19093SpeciesTaxom
Austromegabalanus Newman, 17881SpeciesTaxom
Balanus Da Costa, 1854Barnacle14SpeciesTaxom
Concavus Newman, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Conopea Say, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Fistulobalanus Zullo, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Hexacreusia Zullo, 1961
0SpeciesTaxom
Megabalanus Hoek, 18545SpeciesTaxom
Membranobalanus Pilsbry, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Solidobalanus Hoek, 19672SpeciesTaxom
Tetrabalanus Cornwall, 19411SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ecuador
29 Species and 1 Subspecies
Amphibalanus amphitrite Darwin, 1854Purple acorn barnacle
Amphibalanus improvisus Darwin, 1854Bay barnacle
Amphibalanus peruvianus Pilsbry, 1909
Austromegabalanus psittacus Molina, 1788Giant barnacle
Balanus amphitrite (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Amphibalanus amphitrite Darwin, 1854
Balanus calidus Pilsbry, 1916Mountain ninebark
Balanus concavus Bronn, 1831
Balanus concavus pacificus (Eichhoff, 1864)⇒ Balanus pacificus Pilsbry, 1916
Balanus crenatus Bruguière, 1789Mountain ninebark
Balanus dentivarians (Henry, 1973)⇒ Fistulobalanus dentivarians Henry, 1973
Balanus improvisus (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Amphibalanus improvisus Darwin, 1854
Balanus inexpectatus
Balanus laevis Bruguière, 1789
Balanus masignotus
Balanus pacificus Pilsbry, 1916
Balanus poecilus Darwin, 1854
Balanus tintinnabulum (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Chthamalus stellatus Poli, 1791
Balanus trigonus Darwin, 1854Three-cornered barnacle
Concavus concavus Brown, 1831
Conopea galeata Linnaeus, 1771Gorgonian barnacle
Fistulobalanus dentivarians Henry, 1973
Megabalanus coccopoma Darwin, 1854Titan acorn barnacle
Megabalanus galapaganus Pilsbry, 1916
Megabalanus peninsularis Pilsbry, 1916Giant barnacle
Megabalanus tintinnabulum Linnaeus, 1758Barnacle
Megabalanus vinaceus Darwin, 1854
Membranobalanus nebrias Zullo; Beach, 1973
Solidobalanus masignatus
Solidobalanus masignotus Henry; Mclau..., 1967
Tetrabalanus polygenus Cornwall, 1941

Subnodes of Balanoidea with occurrences in Ecuador
FamilyArchaeobalanidae
Newman & Ross, 1976
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyBalanidae
Leach, 1806
7
25
Genera
Species

Taxom



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