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Checklist for Superfamily Balanoidea Leach, 1817
and region Portugal (Iberian Peninsula)


Class
 
Maxillopoda
Dahl, 1956
Maxillopods
94
228
409
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Thecostraca
Gruvel, 1905
21
51
88
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Cirripedia
Burmeister, 1834
Barnacles
19
49
87
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Thoracica
Darwin, 1854
Barnacles
17
46
85
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Sessilia
Lamarck, 1818
Acorn barnacles, Sessile barnacles
10
23
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Balanomorpha
Pilsbry, 1916
Acorn barnacles
8
18
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Balanoidea
Leach, 1817
3
13
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Portugal
3 Families width 26 Species and 3 Subspecies
Archaeobalanidae Newman & Ross, 19766SpeciesTaxom
Balanidae Leach, 180619SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgomatidae Gray, 1825Coral barnacle1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Portugal
13 Genera with 26 Species
Acasta Leach, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Actinobalanus Moroni, 1967
0SpeciesTaxom
Amphibalanus Pitombo, 18414SpeciesTaxom
Austrominius Buckeridge, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Balanus Da Costa, 1854Barnacle13SpeciesTaxom
Ceratoconcha Kramberger-G..., 18761SpeciesTaxom
Concavus Newman, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Conopea Say, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Elminius Leach, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Hesperibalanus Pilsbry, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Megabalanus Hoek, 18543SpeciesTaxom
Perforatus Pitombo, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Solidobalanus Hoek, 19271SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Portugal
26 Species and 3 Subspecies
Acasta striata Gruvel, 1901
Amphibalanus (Balanus) reticulatus Utinomi, 1967Reticulated barnacle
Amphibalanus amphitrite Darwin, 1854Purple acorn barnacle
Amphibalanus amphitrite amphitrite Darwin, 1854
Amphibalanus eburneus Gould, 1841Ivory Barnacle
Austrominius modestus (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Elminius modestus Darwin, 1854
Balanus amphitrite (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Amphibalanus amphitrite Darwin, 1854
Balanus amphitrite amphitrite (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Amphibalanus amphitrite amphitrite Darwin, 1854
Balanus amphitrite communis (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Amphibalanus amphitrite Darwin, 1854
Balanus balanus Linnaeus, 1758Common barnacle
Balanus citerosum Henry, 1973
Balanus concavus Bronn, 1831
Balanus eburneus (Gould, 1841)⇒ Amphibalanus eburneus Gould, 1841
Balanus perforatus (Bruguière, 1789)⇒ Perforatus perforatus Bruguière, 1789
Balanus spongicola Brown, 1844
Balanus tintinnabulum (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Chthamalus stellatus Poli, 1791
Balanus trigonus Darwin, 1854Three-cornered barnacle
Balanus tulipiformis Darwin, 1854
Balanus venustus Darwin, 1854
Ceratoconcha costata Sequenza, 1876
Concavus concavus Brown, 1831
Conopea calceola Darwin, 1854
Elminius cristallinus Gruvel, 1907
Hesperibalanus fallax Broch, 1927
Megabalanus azoricus Pilsbry, 1916Azorean barnacle
Megabalanus tintinnabulum Linnaeus, 1758Barnacle
Megabalanus tulipiformis Darwin, 1854
Perforatus perforatus Bruguière, 1789
Solidobalanus (Hesperibalanus) fallax Broch, 1927

Subnodes of Balanoidea with occurrences in Portugal
FamilyArchaeobalanidae
Newman & Ross, 1976
7
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyBalanidae
Leach, 1806
5
19
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPyrgomatidae
Gray, 1825
coral barnacle, Coral barnacles
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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