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


Class
 
Maxillopoda
Dahl, 1956
Maxillopods
228
1062
4039
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Thecostraca
Gruvel, 1905
35
132
320
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Cirripedia
Burmeister, 1834
Barnacles
31
124
308
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Thoracica
Darwin, 1854
Barnacles
21
95
255
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Sessilia
Lamarck, 1818
Acorn barnacles, Sessile barnacles
11
54
135
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Balanomorpha
Pilsbry, 1916
Acorn barnacles
9
50
128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Balanoidea
Leach, 1817
3
32
98
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for North Europe
3 Families width 98 Species and 1 Subspecies
Archaeobalanidae Newman & Ross, 197634SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgomatidae Gray, 1825Coral barnacle4SpeciesTaxom
Balanidae Leach, 180660SpeciesTaxom


Genera for North Europe
32 Genera with 98 Species
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Acasta Leach, 185411SpeciesTaxom
Actinobalanus Moroni, 18142SpeciesTaxom
Adna Sowerby, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Amphibalanus Pitombo, 18548SpeciesTaxom
Archiacasta Kolbasov, 19472SpeciesTaxom
Arossia Newman, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Austromegabalanus Newman, 17883SpeciesTaxom
Austrominius Buckeridge, 18542SpeciesTaxom
Balanus Da Costa, 1854Barnacle37SpeciesTaxom
Boscia Ferussac, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Chesaconcavus Zullo, 19925SpeciesTaxom
Chirona Gray, 17672SpeciesTaxom
Concavus Newman, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Conopea Say, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Creusia Leach, 1817
0SpeciesTaxom
Elminius Leach, 18543SpeciesTaxom
Euacasta Kolbasov, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Fistulobalanus Zullo, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Hesperibalanus Pilsbry, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Hexaminius Foster, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Megabalanus Hoek, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Megatrema Sowerby, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Neoacasta Kolbasov, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Notobalanus Newman & Ross, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Paraconcavus Zullo, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Pectinoacasta Kolbasov, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Perforatus Pitombo, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgoma Leach, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Semibalanus Pilsbry, 17882SpeciesTaxom
Solidobalanus Hoek, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Striatobalanus Hoek, 18832SpeciesTaxom
Wanella Anderson, 1993
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Europe
98 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acasta coriobasis (Broch, 1947)⇒ Neoacasta coriobasis Broch, 1947
Acasta crassa Broch, 1931
Acasta echinata Hiro, 1937
Acasta foraminifera Broch, 1931
Acasta japonica Pilsbry, 1911
Acasta porata Nilsson-Cantell, 1921
Acasta spinitergum Broch, 1931
Acasta spongites Poli, 1791
Acasta sulcata Lamarck, 1818
Acasta tenuivalvata Broch, 1947
Acasta undulata Darwin, 1854
Actinobalanus bisulcatus
Actinobalanus stellaris Brocchi, 1814
Adna anglica (Sowerby, 1823)⇒ Megatrema anglicum Sowerby, 1823
Amphibalanus (Balanus) reticulatus Utinomi, 1967Reticulated barnacle
Amphibalanus amphitrite Darwin, 1854Purple acorn barnacle
Amphibalanus amphitrite amphitrite Darwin, 1854
Amphibalanus cirratus Darwin, 1854
Amphibalanus eburneus Gould, 1841Ivory Barnacle
Amphibalanus improvisus Darwin, 1854Bay barnacle
Amphibalanus subalbidus Henry, 1973
Amphibalanus variegatus Darwin, 1854Variable Barnacle
Archiacasta spinitergum Broch, 1931
Archiacasta tenuivalvata Broch, 1947
Arossia newmani Zullo, 1992
Austromegabalanus cylindricus Gmelin, 1791
Austromegabalanus nigrescens Lamarck, 1818Giant Black Barnacle
Austromegabalanus psittacus Molina, 1788Giant barnacle
Austrominius covertus Foster, 1982Secret Four-plated Barnacle
Austrominius modestus (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Elminius modestus Darwin, 1854
Balanus albicostatus (Pilsbry, 1916)⇒ Fistulobalanus albicostatus Pilsbry, 1916
Balanus algicola Pilsbry, 1916
Balanus amaryllis (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Striatobalanus amaryllis Darwin, 1854
Balanus amphitrite (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Amphibalanus amphitrite Darwin, 1854
Balanus balanoides (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Balanus nubilus Darwin, 1854
Balanus balanus Linnaeus, 1758Common barnacle
Balanus bisulcatus Darwin, 1854
Balanus calceolus (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Conopea calceola Darwin, 1854
Balanus concavus ♰ Bronn, 1831
Balanus crenatus Bruguière, 1789Mountain ninebark
Balanus decorus Darwin, 1854
Balanus dolosus Darwin, 1854
Balanus eburneus (Gould, 1841)⇒ Amphibalanus eburneus Gould, 1841
Balanus glandula Darwin, 1854Common Acorn Barnacle
Balanus halosydne Zullo, Katun..., 1992
Balanus hameri (Ascanius, 1767)⇒ Chirona hameri Ascanius, 1767
Balanus hammeri
Balanus imperator Darwin, 1854
Balanus improvisus (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Amphibalanus improvisus Darwin, 1854
Balanus inclusus Darwin, 1854
Balanus involusus
Balanus laevis Bruguière, 1789
Balanus nigrescens Lamarck, 1818
Balanus nubilus Darwin, 1854Giant Acorn Barnacle
Balanus perforatus (Bruguière, 1789)⇒ Perforatus perforatus Bruguière, 1789
Balanus porcatus (Arnoldi, 1977)⇒ Balanus balanus Linnaeus, 1758
Balanus porosus
Balanus reticulatus (Utinomi, 1967)⇒ Amphibalanus reticulatus Utinomi, 1967
Balanus spongicola Brown, 1844
Balanus stellaris Brocchi, 1814
Balanus sulcatus
Balanus tenuis (Hoek, 1883)⇒ Striatobalanus tenuis Hoek, 1883
Balanus tintinnabulum (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Chthamalus stellatus Poli, 1791
Balanus trigonus Darwin, 1854Three-cornered barnacle
Balanus uddevallensis
Balanus unguiformis J de C. Sowerby, 1848
Balanus variegatus (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Amphibalanus variegatus Darwin, 1854
Boscia anglica (Sowerby, 1823)⇒ Megatrema anglicum Sowerby, 1823
Chesaconcavus gurlarnensis Carriol & Sc..., 2008
Chesaconcavus myosulcatus ♰ Zullo, 1992
Chesaconcavus proteus ♰ Conrad, 1834
Chesaconcavus rossi ♰ Zullo, 1992
Chesaconcavus santamaria ♰ Zullo, 1992
Chirona amaryllis Darwin, 1854
Chirona hameri Ascanius, 1767
Concavus concavus Brown, 1831
Conopea calceola Darwin, 1854
Elminius kingii Gray, 1831Spear orach
Elminius modestus Darwin, 1854Australasian barnacle
Elminius simplex Darwin, 1854
Euacasta porata Nilsson-Cantell, 1921
Fistulobalanus albicostatus Pilsbry, 1916
Hesperibalanus fallax Broch, 1927
Hexaminius popeiana Foster, 1982
Megabalanus coccopoma Darwin, 1854Titan acorn barnacle
Megabalanus dolfusii De Alessandri, 1907
Megabalanus tintinnabulum Linnaeus, 1758Barnacle
Megatrema anglicum Sowerby, 1823Boscia anglica
Neoacasta coriobasis Broch, 1947
Notobalanus vestitus Darwin, 1854
Paraconcavus neusensis Zullo & Miller, 1986
Pectinoacasta pectinipes Pilsbry, 1912
Perforatus perforatus Bruguière, 1789
Pyrgoma anglicum (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Megatrema anglicum Sowerby, 1823
Semibalanus balanoides Linnaeus, 1767Acorn barnacle
Semibalanus cariosus Pallas, 1788Thatched barnacle
Solidobalanus (Hesperibalanus) fallax Broch, 1927
Striatobalanus amaryllis Darwin, 1854
Striatobalanus tenuis Hoek, 1883

Subnodes of Balanoidea with occurrences in North Europe
FamilyArchaeobalanidae
Newman & Ross, 1976
16
34
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyBalanidae
Leach, 1806
10
60
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPyrgomatidae
Gray, 1825
coral barnacle, Coral barnacles
6
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



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