Species list, Checklist of Superfamily Balanoidea for North Canada (Canada)

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Checklist for Superfamily Balanoidea Leach, 1817
and region North Canada (Canada)

Class	Maxillopoda Dahl, 1956 Maxillopods	45 85 124	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Thecostraca Gruvel, 1905	6 9 16	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraclass	Cirripedia Burmeister, 1834 Barnacles	6 9 16	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superorder	Thoracica Darwin, 1854 Barnacles	6 9 16	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Sessilia Lamarck, 1818 Acorn barnacles, Sessile barnacles	4 6 12	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Suborder	Balanomorpha Pilsbry, 1916 Acorn barnacles	4 6 12	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superfamily	Balanoidea Leach, 1817	2 4 9	Families Genera Species	Taxom

List of families for North Canada
2 Families width 9 Species

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

Genera for North Canada
4 Genera with 9 Species

Species list for North Canada
9 Species

Amphibalanus amphitrite Darwin, 1854	Purple acorn barnacle
Amphibalanus improvisus Darwin, 1854	Bay barnacle
Balanus amphitrite (Darwin, 1854)	⇒ Amphibalanus amphitrite Darwin, 1854
Balanus balanus Linnaeus, 1758	Common barnacle
Balanus crenatus Bruguière, 1789	Mountain ninebark
Balanus eburneus (Gould, 1841)	⇒ Amphibalanus eburneus Gould, 1841
Balanus nubilus Darwin, 1854	Giant Acorn Barnacle
Perforatus perforatus Bruguière, 1789
Semibalanus balanoides Linnaeus, 1767	Acorn barnacle

Subnodes of Balanoidea with occurrences in North Canada

Family	Archaeobalanidae Newman & Ross, 1976	1 1	Genus Species	Taxom
Family	Balanidae Leach, 1806	3 8	Genera Species	Taxom

Links, sources and further information

Balanoidea at itis.gov
Balanoidea at marinespecies.org