Species list, Checklist of Superfamily Balanoidea for Namibia (Southern Africa)

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Checklist for Superfamily Balanoidea Leach, 1817
and region Namibia (Southern Africa)

Class	Maxillopoda Dahl, 1956 Maxillopods	24 33 43	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Thecostraca Gruvel, 1905	6 9 15	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraclass	Cirripedia Burmeister, 1834 Barnacles	6 9 15	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superorder	Thoracica Darwin, 1854 Barnacles	6 8 15	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Sessilia Lamarck, 1818 Acorn barnacles, Sessile barnacles	3 4 12	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Suborder	Balanomorpha Pilsbry, 1916 Acorn barnacles	3 4 12	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superfamily	Balanoidea Leach, 1817	2 3 9	Families Genera Species	Taxom

List of families for Namibia
2 Families width 9 Species

Balanidae Leach, 1806		8	Species	Taxom
Archaeobalanidae Newman & Ross, 1976		1	Species	Taxom

Genera for Namibia
3 Genera with 9 Species

Species list for Namibia
9 Species

Balanus algicola Pilsbry, 1916
Balanus balanus Linnaeus, 1758	Common barnacle
Balanus cariosus (Pallas, 1788)	⇒ Semibalanus cariosus Pallas, 1788
Balanus concavus ♰ Bronn, 1831
Balanus crenatus Bruguière, 1789	Mountain ninebark
Balanus tintinnabulum (Linnaeus, 1758)	⇒ Chthamalus stellatus Poli, 1791
Balanus trigonus Darwin, 1854	Three-cornered barnacle
Megabalanus tintinnabulum Linnaeus, 1758	Barnacle
Semibalanus cariosus Pallas, 1788	Thatched barnacle

Subnodes of Balanoidea with occurrences in Namibia

Family	Archaeobalanidae Newman & Ross, 1976	1 1	Genus Species	Taxom
Family	Balanidae Leach, 1806	2 8	Genera Species	Taxom

Links, sources and further information

Balanoidea at itis.gov
Balanoidea at marinespecies.org