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Checklist for Superfamily Balanoidea Leach, 1817
and region Samoa (Polynesia)


Class
 
Maxillopoda
Dahl, 1956
Maxillopods
23
29
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Thecostraca
Gruvel, 1905
7
9
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Cirripedia
Burmeister, 1834
Barnacles
7
9
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Thoracica
Darwin, 1854
Barnacles
7
9
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Sessilia
Lamarck, 1818
Acorn barnacles, Sessile barnacles
4
5
3
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Balanomorpha
Pilsbry, 1916
Acorn barnacles
4
5
3
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Balanoidea
Leach, 1817
2
3
3
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Samoa
2 Families width 3 Species
Balanidae Leach, 18063SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgomatidae Gray, 1825Coral barnacle0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Samoa
3 Genera with 3 Species
Amphibalanus Pitombo, 18542SpeciesTaxom
Balanus Da Costa, 1854Barnacle1SpeciesTaxom
Cantellius Ross; Newman, 1973
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Samoa
3 Species
Amphibalanus (Balanus) reticulatus Utinomi, 1967Reticulated barnacle
Amphibalanus amphitrite Darwin, 1854Purple acorn barnacle
Balanus trigonus Darwin, 1854Three-cornered barnacle

Subnodes of Balanoidea with occurrences in Samoa
FamilyBalanidae
Leach, 1806
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPyrgomatidae
Gray, 1825
coral barnacle, Coral barnacles
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom



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