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Checklist for Superfamily Balanoidea Leach, 1817
and region Macaronesia (North Africa)


Class
 
Maxillopoda
Dahl, 1956
Maxillopods
101
265
635
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Thecostraca
Gruvel, 1905
18
35
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Cirripedia
Burmeister, 1834
Barnacles
17
34
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Thoracica
Darwin, 1854
Barnacles
15
31
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Sessilia
Lamarck, 1818
Acorn barnacles, Sessile barnacles
10
16
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Balanomorpha
Pilsbry, 1916
Acorn barnacles
8
12
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Balanoidea
Leach, 1817
3
7
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Macaronesia
3 Families width 16 Species
Pyrgomatidae (Gray, 1825)Coral barnacle1SpeciesTaxom
Balanidae Leach, 180612SpeciesTaxom
Archaeobalanidae Newman & Ross, 19763SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Macaronesia
7 Genera with 16 Species
Adna Sowerby, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Amphibalanus Pitombo, 18412SpeciesTaxom
Austrominius Buckeridge, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Balanus Da Costa, 1854Barnacle7SpeciesTaxom
Chirona Gray, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Megabalanus Hoek, 18543SpeciesTaxom
Semibalanus Pilsbry, 17671SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Macaronesia
16 Species
Adna anglica (Sowerby, 1823)⇒ Megatrema anglicum Sowerby, 1823
Amphibalanus amphitrite Darwin, 1854Purple acorn barnacle
Amphibalanus eburneus Gould, 1841Ivory Barnacle
Austrominius modestus (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Elminius modestus Darwin, 1854
Balanus amphitrite (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Amphibalanus amphitrite Darwin, 1854
Balanus eburneus (Gould, 1841)⇒ Amphibalanus eburneus Gould, 1841
Balanus hameri (Ascanius, 1767)⇒ Chirona hameri Ascanius, 1767
Balanus spongicola Brown, 1844
Balanus tintinnabulum (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Chthamalus stellatus Poli, 1791
Balanus trigonus Darwin, 1854Three-cornered barnacle
Balanus tulipiformis Darwin, 1854
Chirona hameri Ascanius, 1767
Megabalanus azoricus Pilsbry, 1916Azorean barnacle
Megabalanus tintinnabulum Linnaeus, 1758Barnacle
Megabalanus tulipiformis Darwin, 1854
Semibalanus balanoides Linnaeus, 1767Acorn barnacle

Subnodes of Balanoidea with occurrences in Macaronesia
FamilyArchaeobalanidae
Newman & Ross, 1976
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyBalanidae
Leach, 1806
3
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPyrgomatidae
Gray, 1825
coral barnacle, Coral barnacles
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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