Species list, Checklist of Superfamily Balanoidea for Elephant Island (South Shetland Islands)

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Checklist for Superfamily Balanoidea Leach, 1817
and region Elephant Island (South Shetland Islands)

Class	Maxillopoda Dahl, 1956 Maxillopods	16 36 12	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Thecostraca Gruvel, 1905	3 6 7	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraclass	Cirripedia Burmeister, 1834 Barnacles	3 6 7	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superorder	Thoracica Darwin, 1854 Barnacles	3 6 7	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Sessilia Lamarck, 1818 Acorn barnacles, Sessile barnacles	2 2 2	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Suborder	Balanomorpha Pilsbry, 1916 Acorn barnacles	2 2 2	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superfamily	Balanoidea Leach, 1817	2 2 2	Families Genera Species	Taxom

List of families for Elephant Island
2 Families width 2 Species

Balanidae Leach, 1806		1	Species	Taxom
Archaeobalanidae Newman & Ross, 1976		1	Species	Taxom

Genera for Elephant Island
2 Genera with 2 Species

Balanus Da Costa, 1854	Barnacle	1	Species	Taxom
Semibalanus Pilsbry, 1788		1	Species	Taxom

Species list for Elephant Island
2 Species

Balanus glandula Darwin, 1854	Common Acorn Barnacle
Semibalanus cariosus Pallas, 1788	Thatched barnacle

Subnodes of Balanoidea with occurrences in Elephant Island

Family	Archaeobalanidae Newman & Ross, 1976	1 1	Genus Species	Taxom
Family	Balanidae Leach, 1806	1 1	Genus Species	Taxom

Links, sources and further information

Balanoidea at itis.gov
Balanoidea at marinespecies.org