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Checklist for Superfamily Balanoidea Leach, 1817
and region Gambia (West Africa)


Class
 
Maxillopoda
Dahl, 1956
Maxillopods
7
9
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Thecostraca
Gruvel, 1905
5
7
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Cirripedia
Burmeister, 1834
Barnacles
5
7
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Thoracica
Darwin, 1854
Barnacles
5
7
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Sessilia
Lamarck, 1818
Acorn barnacles, Sessile barnacles
3
5
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Balanomorpha
Pilsbry, 1916
Acorn barnacles
3
5
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Balanoidea
Leach, 1817
1
3
8
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Gambia
1 Family width 8 Species
Balanidae Leach, 18068SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Gambia
3 Genera with 8 Species
Amphibalanus Pitombo, 18543SpeciesTaxom
Balanus Da Costa, 1758Barnacle3SpeciesTaxom
Megabalanus Hoek, 17582SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Gambia
8 Species
Amphibalanus (Balanus) reticulatus Utinomi, 1967Reticulated barnacle
Amphibalanus amphitrite Darwin, 1854Purple acorn barnacle
Amphibalanus improvisus Darwin, 1854Bay barnacle
Balanus amphitrite (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Amphibalanus amphitrite Darwin, 1854
Balanus galeatus Linnaeus, 1771
Balanus tintinnabulum (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Chthamalus stellatus Poli, 1791
Megabalanus coccopoma Darwin, 1854Titan acorn barnacle
Megabalanus tintinnabulum Linnaeus, 1758Barnacle

Subnodes of Balanoidea with occurrences in Gambia
FamilyBalanidae
Leach, 1806
3
8
Genera
Species

Taxom



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