Species list, Checklist of Superfamily Balanoidea for Lesser Antilles (Antilles)

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Checklist for Superfamily Balanoidea Leach, 1817
and region Lesser Antilles (Antilles)

Class	Maxillopoda Dahl, 1956 Maxillopods	34 45 45	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Thecostraca Gruvel, 1905	8 14 18	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraclass	Cirripedia Burmeister, 1834 Barnacles	7 13 17	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superorder	Thoracica Darwin, 1854 Barnacles	7 13 17	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Sessilia Lamarck, 1818 Acorn barnacles, Sessile barnacles	4 8 10	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Suborder	Balanomorpha Pilsbry, 1916 Acorn barnacles	4 8 10	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superfamily	Balanoidea Leach, 1817	2 6 8	Families Genera Species	Taxom

List of families for Lesser Antilles
2 Families width 8 Species

Balanidae Leach, 1806		7	Species	Taxom
Pyrgomatidae Gray, 1825	Coral barnacle	1	Species	Taxom

Genera for Lesser Antilles
6 Genera with 8 Species

Species list for Lesser Antilles
8 Species

Amphibalanus amphitrite Darwin, 1854	Purple acorn barnacle
Balanus amphitrite (Darwin, 1854)	⇒ Amphibalanus amphitrite Darwin, 1854
Balanus balanus Linnaeus, 1758	Common barnacle
Balanus eburneus (Gould, 1841)	⇒ Amphibalanus eburneus Gould, 1841
Balanus tintinnabulum (Linnaeus, 1758)	⇒ Chthamalus stellatus Poli, 1791
Balanus trigonus Darwin, 1854	Three-cornered barnacle
Fistulobalanus pallidus Darwin, 1854
Megatrema madreporarum Bosc, 1812

Subnodes of Balanoidea with occurrences in Lesser Antilles

Family	Balanidae Leach, 1806	3 7	Genera Species	Taxom
Family	Pyrgomatidae Gray, 1825 coral barnacle, Coral barnacles	3 1	Genera Species	Taxom

Links, sources and further information

Balanoidea at itis.gov
Balanoidea at marinespecies.org