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Checklist for Superfamily Balanoidea Leach, 1817
and region Rio de Janeiro (Southeast Brazil, Brazil)


Class
 
Maxillopoda
Dahl, 1956
Maxillopods
65
135
202
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Thecostraca
Gruvel, 1905
16
37
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Cirripedia
Burmeister, 1834
Barnacles
16
37
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Thoracica
Darwin, 1854
Barnacles
15
36
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Sessilia
Lamarck, 1818
Acorn barnacles, Sessile barnacles
10
22
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

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

Superfamily
 
Balanoidea
Leach, 1817
3
7
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Rio de Janeiro
3 Families width 17 Species
Balanidae Leach, 180615SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgomatidae Gray, 1825Coral barnacle1SpeciesTaxom
Archaeobalanidae Newman & Ross, 19761SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Rio de Janeiro
7 Genera with 17 Species
Amphibalanus Pitombo, 18544SpeciesTaxom
Balanus Da Costa, 1854Barnacle8SpeciesTaxom
Ceratoconcha Kramberger-G..., 19311SpeciesTaxom
Chirona Gray, 1835
0SpeciesTaxom
Conopea Say, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Fistulobalanus Zullo, 1984
0SpeciesTaxom
Megabalanus Hoek, 18543SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Rio de Janeiro
17 Species
Amphibalanus (Balanus) reticulatus Utinomi, 1967Reticulated barnacle
Amphibalanus amphitrite Darwin, 1854Purple acorn barnacle
Amphibalanus eburneus Gould, 1841Ivory Barnacle
Amphibalanus improvisus Darwin, 1854Bay barnacle
Balanus amphitrite (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Amphibalanus amphitrite Darwin, 1854
Balanus citerosum Henry, 1973
Balanus eburneus (Gould, 1841)⇒ Amphibalanus eburneus Gould, 1841
Balanus improvisus (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Amphibalanus improvisus Darwin, 1854
Balanus spongicola Brown, 1844
Balanus tintinnabulum (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Chthamalus stellatus Poli, 1791
Balanus trigonus Darwin, 1854Three-cornered barnacle
Balanus venustus Darwin, 1854
Ceratoconcha floridana Pilsbry, 1931
Conopea galeata Linnaeus, 1771Gorgonian barnacle
Megabalanus coccopoma Darwin, 1854Titan acorn barnacle
Megabalanus stultus Darwin, 1854
Megabalanus vesiculosus Darwin, 1854

Subnodes of Balanoidea with occurrences in Rio de Janeiro
FamilyArchaeobalanidae
Newman & Ross, 1976
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyBalanidae
Leach, 1806
4
15
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