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Checklist for Superfamily Balanoidea Leach, 1817
and region Egypt (Near East)


Class
 
Maxillopoda
Dahl, 1956
Maxillopods
82
179
318
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Thecostraca
Gruvel, 1905
13
21
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Cirripedia
Burmeister, 1834
Barnacles
13
21
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Thoracica
Darwin, 1854
Barnacles
11
18
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Sessilia
Lamarck, 1818
Acorn barnacles, Sessile barnacles
6
11
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Balanomorpha
Pilsbry, 1916
Acorn barnacles
5
10
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Balanoidea
Leach, 1817
2
5
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Egypt
2 Families width 9 Species and 3 Subspecies
Archaeobalanidae Newman & Ross, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Balanidae Leach, 18068SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Egypt
5 Genera with 9 Species
Acasta Leach, 17911SpeciesTaxom
Amphibalanus Pitombo, 18543SpeciesTaxom
Balanus Da Costa, 1854Barnacle6SpeciesTaxom
Concavus Newman, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Megabalanus Hoek, 18541SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Egypt
9 Species and 3 Subspecies
Acasta spongites Poli, 1791
Amphibalanus amphitrite Darwin, 1854Purple acorn barnacle
Amphibalanus amphitrite amphitrite Darwin, 1854
Amphibalanus improvisus Darwin, 1854Bay barnacle
Balanus amphitrite (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Amphibalanus amphitrite Darwin, 1854
Balanus amphitrite amphitrite (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Amphibalanus amphitrite amphitrite Darwin, 1854
Balanus amphitrite denticulata
Balanus improvisus (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Amphibalanus improvisus Darwin, 1854
Balanus perforatus (Bruguière, 1789)⇒ Perforatus perforatus Bruguière, 1789
Balanus trigonus Darwin, 1854Three-cornered barnacle
Concavus concavus Brown, 1831
Megabalanus tulipiformis Darwin, 1854

Subnodes of Balanoidea with occurrences in Egypt
FamilyArchaeobalanidae
Newman & Ross, 1976
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyBalanidae
Leach, 1806
4
8
Genera
Species

Taxom



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