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Checklist for Superfamily Balanoidea Leach, 1817
and region Mauritius (Indian Ocean islands)


Class
 
Maxillopoda
Dahl, 1956
Maxillopods
54
109
161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Thecostraca
Gruvel, 1905
10
19
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Cirripedia
Burmeister, 1834
Barnacles
10
19
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Thoracica
Darwin, 1854
Barnacles
10
19
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Sessilia
Lamarck, 1818
Acorn barnacles, Sessile barnacles
7
14
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Balanomorpha
Pilsbry, 1916
Acorn barnacles
7
14
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Balanoidea
Leach, 1817
3
8
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Mauritius
3 Families width 12 Species and 1 Subspecies
Archaeobalanidae Newman & Ross, 19760SpeciesTaxom
Balanidae Leach, 18068SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgomatidae Gray, 1825Coral barnacle4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Mauritius
8 Genera with 12 Species
Actinobalanus Moroni, 1967
0SpeciesTaxom
Amphibalanus Pitombo, 18543SpeciesTaxom
Balanus Da Costa, 1848Barnacle5SpeciesTaxom
Bryozobia Ross & Newman, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Darwiniella Anderson, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Hoekia Ross & Newman, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgoma Leach, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Trevathana Anderson, 20091SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mauritius
12 Species and 1 Subspecies
Amphibalanus (Balanus) reticulatus Utinomi, 1967Reticulated barnacle
Amphibalanus amphitrite Darwin, 1854Purple acorn barnacle
Amphibalanus improvisus Darwin, 1854Bay barnacle
Balanus amphitrite (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Amphibalanus amphitrite Darwin, 1854
Balanus amphitrite communis (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Amphibalanus amphitrite Darwin, 1854
Balanus bisulcatus Darwin, 1854
Balanus improvisus (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Amphibalanus improvisus Darwin, 1854
Balanus unguiformis J de C. Sowerby, 1848
Bryozobia synaptos Ross; Newman, 1996
Darwiniella conjugatum Darwin, 1854Coral Barnacle
Hoekia mortenseni Ross & Newman, 1995
Pyrgoma cancellata Leach, 1818
Trevathana synthesysae Achituv & La..., 2009

Subnodes of Balanoidea with occurrences in Mauritius
FamilyArchaeobalanidae
Newman & Ross, 1976
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyBalanidae
Leach, 1806
3
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom



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