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Checklist for Superfamily Balanoidea Leach, 1817
and region Melanesia (Oceania)


Class
 
Maxillopoda
Dahl, 1956
Maxillopods
149
481
1060
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Thecostraca
Gruvel, 1905
31
116
201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Cirripedia
Burmeister, 1834
Barnacles
29
113
199
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Thoracica
Darwin, 1854
Barnacles
24
102
189
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Sessilia
Lamarck, 1818
Acorn barnacles, Sessile barnacles
14
64
118
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Balanomorpha
Pilsbry, 1916
Acorn barnacles
10
52
92
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Balanoidea
Leach, 1817
3
28
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Melanesia
3 Families width 50 Species and 1 Subspecies
Archaeobalanidae Newman & Ross, 197613SpeciesTaxom
Balanidae Leach, 180621SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgomatidae Gray, 1825Coral barnacle16SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Melanesia
28 Genera with 50 Species
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Acasta Leach, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Amphibalanus Pitombo, 18546SpeciesTaxom
Armatobalanus Hoek, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Arossia Newman, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Balanus Da Costa, 1854Barnacle11SpeciesTaxom
Bathybalanus Hoek, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Cantellius Ross; Newman, 19313SpeciesTaxom
Chesaconcavus Zullo, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Cionophora1SpeciesTaxom
Cionophorus Ross & Newman, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Conopea Say, 19314SpeciesTaxom
Creusia Leach, 18182SpeciesTaxom
Galkinius Perreault, 20141SpeciesTaxom
Hesperibalanus Pilsbry, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Hiroa Ross; Newman, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Hoekia Ross & Newman, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Megabalanus Hoek, 19923SpeciesTaxom
Megatrema Sowerby, 1825
0SpeciesTaxom
Membranobalanus Pilsbry, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Nobia Sowerby, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Paraconcavus Zullo, 1992
0SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgoma Leach, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Savignium Leach, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Semibalanus Pilsbry, 17881SpeciesTaxom
Solidobalanus Hoek, 19313SpeciesTaxom
Striatobalanus Hoek, 18832SpeciesTaxom
Trevathana Anderson, 1992
0SpeciesTaxom
Wanella Anderson, 18542SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Melanesia
50 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acasta cyathus Darwin, 1854Sponge barnacle
Amphibalanus (Balanus) reticulatus Utinomi, 1967Reticulated barnacle
Amphibalanus amphitrite Darwin, 1854Purple acorn barnacle
Amphibalanus amphitrite amphitrite Darwin, 1854
Amphibalanus eburneus Gould, 1841Ivory Barnacle
Amphibalanus improvisus Darwin, 1854Bay barnacle
Amphibalanus venustus Darwin, 1854
Arossia glyptopoma Pilsbry, 1916
Balanus amphitrite (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Amphibalanus amphitrite Darwin, 1854
Balanus calidus Pilsbry, 1916Mountain ninebark
Balanus crenatus Bruguière, 1789Mountain ninebark
Balanus declivis Darwin, 1854
Balanus eburneus (Gould, 1841)⇒ Amphibalanus eburneus Gould, 1841
Balanus humilis ♰ Conrad, 1846
Balanus pacificus Pilsbry, 1916
Balanus reticulatus (Utinomi, 1967)⇒ Amphibalanus reticulatus Utinomi, 1967
Balanus tamiamiensis Ross, 1964
Balanus tintinnabulum (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Chthamalus stellatus Poli, 1791
Balanus trigonus Darwin, 1854Three-cornered barnacle
Cantellius cardenae Achituv & Ho..., 2003
Cantellius iwayama Hiro, 1983
Cantellius pallidus Broch, 1931
Chesaconcavus tamiamiensis ♰ Ross, 1965
Cionophora guillaumae Achituv & Ne..., 2002
Cionophorus guillaumae Achituv & Ne..., 2002
Conopea calceola Darwin, 1854
Conopea cymbiformis Darwin, 1854
Conopea galeata Linnaeus, 1771Gorgonian barnacle
Conopea pygmaea Broch, 1931
Creusia neogenica Weisbord, 1972
Creusia spinulosa Leach, 1818
Galkinius maculosus Perreault, 2014
Hesperibalanus hesperius Pilsbry, 1916
Hiroa stubbingsi ♰ Ross & Newman, 1973
Hoekia fornix Ross & Newman, 1995
Megabalanus ajax Darwin, 1854
Megabalanus coccopoma Darwin, 1854Titan acorn barnacle
Megabalanus rosa Choi, Anders..., 1992
Membranobalanus longirostrum Hoek, 1913
Nobia grandis Sowerby, 1839Coral Barnacle
Pyrgoma cancellata Leach, 1818
Pyrgoma crenatum (Sowergy, 1823)⇒ Savignium crenatum Sowerby, 1823
Savignium crenatum Sowerby, 1823
Semibalanus cariosus Pallas, 1788Thatched barnacle
Solidobalanus auricoma Hoek, 1913
Solidobalanus maldivensis Borradaile, 1903
Solidobalanus pseudauricoma Broch, 1931
Striatobalanus amaryllis Darwin, 1854
Striatobalanus tenuis Hoek, 1883
Wanella milleporae Darwin, 1854
Wanella milleporum Darwin, 1854

Subnodes of Balanoidea with occurrences in Melanesia
FamilyArchaeobalanidae
Newman & Ross, 1976
9
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyBalanidae
Leach, 1806
6
21
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPyrgomatidae
Gray, 1825
coral barnacle, Coral barnacles
13
16
Genera
Species

Taxom



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