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Checklist for Superfamily Balanoidea Leach, 1817
and region Indian Ocean (World Oceans)


Class
 
Maxillopoda
Dahl, 1956
Maxillopods
91
226
501
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Thecostraca
Gruvel, 1905
16
38
61
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Cirripedia
Burmeister, 1834
Barnacles
16
38
61
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Thoracica
Darwin, 1854
Barnacles
13
33
46
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Sessilia
Lamarck, 1818
Acorn barnacles, Sessile barnacles
7
19
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Balanomorpha
Pilsbry, 1916
Acorn barnacles
7
19
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Balanoidea
Leach, 1817
3
12
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Indian Ocean
3 Families width 19 Species
Archaeobalanidae Newman & Ross, 19764SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgomatidae Gray, 1825Coral barnacle9SpeciesTaxom
Balanidae Leach, 18066SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Indian Ocean
12 Genera with 19 Species
Acasta Leach, 18542SpeciesTaxom
Adna Sowerby, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Amphibalanus Pitombo, 18412SpeciesTaxom
Balanus Da Costa, 1854Barnacle3SpeciesTaxom
Cantellius Ross; Newman, 19383SpeciesTaxom
Creusia Leach, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Darwiniella Anderson, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Megabalanus Hoek, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Neoacasta Kolbasov, 18252SpeciesTaxom
Nobia Sowerby, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Savignium Leach, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Wanella Anderson, 18541SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Indian Ocean
19 Species
Acasta cyathus Darwin, 1854Sponge barnacle
Acasta fenestrata Darwin, 1854
Adna anglica (Sowerby, 1823)⇒ Megatrema anglicum Sowerby, 1823
Amphibalanus amphitrite Darwin, 1854Purple acorn barnacle
Amphibalanus eburneus Gould, 1841Ivory Barnacle
Balanus amphitrite (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Amphibalanus amphitrite Darwin, 1854
Balanus balanus Linnaeus, 1758Common barnacle
Balanus trigonus Darwin, 1854Three-cornered barnacle
Cantellius pallidus Broch, 1931
Cantellius secundus Broch, 1931
Cantellius septimus Hiro, 1938
Creusia spinulosa Leach, 1818
Darwiniella conjugatum Darwin, 1854Coral Barnacle
Megabalanus occator Darwin, 1854
Neoacasta glans Lamarck, 1818
Neoacasta laevigata Gray, 1825
Nobia grandis Sowerby, 1839Coral Barnacle
Savignium crenatum Sowerby, 1823
Wanella milleporae Darwin, 1854

Subnodes of Balanoidea with occurrences in Indian Ocean
FamilyArchaeobalanidae
Newman & Ross, 1976
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyBalanidae
Leach, 1806
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPyrgomatidae
Gray, 1825
coral barnacle, Coral barnacles
7
9
Genera
Species

Taxom



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