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Checklist for Superfamily Balanoidea Leach, 1817
and region Massachusetts (USA)


Class
 
Maxillopoda
Dahl, 1956
Maxillopods
105
244
425
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Thecostraca
Gruvel, 1905
15
31
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Cirripedia
Burmeister, 1834
Barnacles
15
31
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Thoracica
Darwin, 1854
Barnacles
13
28
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Sessilia
Lamarck, 1818
Acorn barnacles, Sessile barnacles
9
16
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Balanomorpha
Pilsbry, 1916
Acorn barnacles
8
14
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Balanoidea
Leach, 1817
3
8
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Massachusetts
3 Families width 17 Species
Archaeobalanidae Newman & Ross, 19763SpeciesTaxom
Balanidae Leach, 180614SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgomatidae Gray, 1825Coral barnacle0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Massachusetts
8 Genera with 17 Species
Acasta Leach, 17911SpeciesTaxom
Amphibalanus Pitombo, 18545SpeciesTaxom
Balanus Da Costa, 1854Barnacle8SpeciesTaxom
Ceratoconcha Kramberger-G..., 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Chirona Gray, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Concavus Newman, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Creusia Leach, 1817
0SpeciesTaxom
Semibalanus Pilsbry, 17671SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Massachusetts
17 Species
Acasta spongites Poli, 1791
Amphibalanus amphitrite Darwin, 1854Purple acorn barnacle
Amphibalanus eburneus Gould, 1841Ivory Barnacle
Amphibalanus improvisus Darwin, 1854Bay barnacle
Amphibalanus subalbidus Henry, 1973
Amphibalanus venustus Darwin, 1854
Balanus amphitrite (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Amphibalanus amphitrite Darwin, 1854
Balanus balanus Linnaeus, 1758Common barnacle
Balanus crenatus Bruguière, 1789Mountain ninebark
Balanus eburneus (Gould, 1841)⇒ Amphibalanus eburneus Gould, 1841
Balanus improvisus (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Amphibalanus improvisus Darwin, 1854
Balanus tintinnabulum (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Chthamalus stellatus Poli, 1791
Balanus trigonus Darwin, 1854Three-cornered barnacle
Balanus venustus Darwin, 1854
Chirona hameri Ascanius, 1767
Concavus concavus Brown, 1831
Semibalanus balanoides Linnaeus, 1767Acorn barnacle

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

Taxom

FamilyBalanidae
Leach, 1806
3
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPyrgomatidae
Gray, 1825
coral barnacle, Coral barnacles
2
0
Genera
Species

Taxom



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