Species list, Checklist of Superfamily Balanoidea for Northern Ireland (Ulster, Ireland)

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Checklist for Superfamily Balanoidea Leach, 1817
and region Northern Ireland (Ulster, Ireland)

Class	Maxillopoda Dahl, 1956 Maxillopods	28 51 57	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Thecostraca Gruvel, 1905	6 9 12	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraclass	Cirripedia Burmeister, 1834 Barnacles	6 9 12	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superorder	Thoracica Darwin, 1854 Barnacles	6 9 12	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Sessilia Lamarck, 1818 Acorn barnacles, Sessile barnacles	3 6 8	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Suborder	Balanomorpha Pilsbry, 1916 Acorn barnacles	3 6 8	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superfamily	Balanoidea Leach, 1817	2 5 7	Families Genera Species	Taxom

List of families for Northern Ireland
2 Families width 7 Species

Archaeobalanidae Newman & Ross, 1976		3	Species	Taxom
Balanidae Leach, 1806		4	Species	Taxom

Genera for Northern Ireland
5 Genera with 7 Species

Species list for Northern Ireland
7 Species

Austrominius modestus (Darwin, 1854)	⇒ Elminius modestus Darwin, 1854
Balanus balanus Linnaeus, 1758	Common barnacle
Balanus crenatus Bruguière, 1789	Mountain ninebark
Balanus improvisus (Darwin, 1854)	⇒ Amphibalanus improvisus Darwin, 1854
Chirona hameri Ascanius, 1767
Perforatus perforatus Bruguière, 1789
Semibalanus balanoides Linnaeus, 1767	Acorn barnacle

Subnodes of Balanoidea with occurrences in Northern Ireland

Family	Archaeobalanidae Newman & Ross, 1976	3 3	Genera Species	Taxom
Family	Balanidae Leach, 1806	2 4	Genera Species	Taxom

Links, sources and further information

Balanoidea at itis.gov
Balanoidea at marinespecies.org