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Checklist for Superfamily Balanoidea Leach, 1817
and region Maldives (Asia)


Class
 
Maxillopoda
Dahl, 1956
Maxillopods
47
117
238
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Thecostraca
Gruvel, 1905
7
13
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Cirripedia
Burmeister, 1834
Barnacles
7
13
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Thoracica
Darwin, 1854
Barnacles
7
13
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Sessilia
Lamarck, 1818
Acorn barnacles, Sessile barnacles
3
8
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Balanomorpha
Pilsbry, 1916
Acorn barnacles
3
7
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Balanoidea
Leach, 1817
3
7
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Maldives
3 Families width 13 Species
Archaeobalanidae Newman & Ross, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Balanidae Leach, 18065SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgomatidae (Gray, 1825)Coral barnacle7SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Maldives
7 Genera with 13 Species
Acasta Leach, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Balanus Da Costa, 1758Barnacle4SpeciesTaxom
Cantellius Ross; Newman, 19313SpeciesTaxom
Creusia Leach, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Megabalanus Hoek, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Nobia Sowerby, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgoma Leach, 18542SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Maldives
13 Species
Acasta sulcata Lamarck, 1818
Balanus amphitrite (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Amphibalanus amphitrite Darwin, 1854
Balanus maldivensis Borradaile, 1903
Balanus quadrivittatus Darwin, 1854
Balanus tintinnabulum (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Chthamalus stellatus Poli, 1791
Cantellius iwayama Hiro, 1983
Cantellius madreporum Borradaile, 1903
Cantellius pallidus Broch, 1931
Creusia spinulosa Leach, 1818
Megabalanus ajax Darwin, 1854
Nobia grandis Sowerby, 1839Coral Barnacle
Pyrgoma cancellata Leach, 1818
Pyrgoma grande (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Nobia grandis Sowerby, 1839

Subnodes of Balanoidea with occurrences in Maldives
FamilyArchaeobalanidae
Newman & Ross, 1976
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyBalanidae
Leach, 1806
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPyrgomatidae
Gray, 1825
coral barnacle, Coral barnacles
4
7
Genera
Species

Taxom



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