Species list, Checklist of Superfamily Balanoidea for Senegal (West Africa)

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Checklist for Superfamily Balanoidea Leach, 1817
and region Senegal (West Africa)

Class	Maxillopoda Dahl, 1956 Maxillopods	30 39 51	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Thecostraca Gruvel, 1905	10 14 21	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraclass	Cirripedia Burmeister, 1834 Barnacles	10 14 21	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superorder	Thoracica Darwin, 1854 Barnacles	9 13 20	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Sessilia Lamarck, 1818 Acorn barnacles, Sessile barnacles	6 8 12	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Suborder	Balanomorpha Pilsbry, 1916 Acorn barnacles	6 8 12	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superfamily	Balanoidea Leach, 1817	2 4 6	Families Genera Species	Taxom

List of families for Senegal
2 Families width 6 Species

Balanidae Leach, 1806		5	Species	Taxom
Archaeobalanidae Newman & Ross, 1976		1	Species	Taxom

Genera for Senegal
4 Genera with 6 Species

Species list for Senegal
6 Species

Balanus perforatus (Bruguière, 1789)	⇒ Perforatus perforatus Bruguière, 1789
Balanus tintinnabulum (Linnaeus, 1758)	⇒ Chthamalus stellatus Poli, 1791
Balanus trigonus Darwin, 1854	Three-cornered barnacle
Megabalanus tintinnabulum Linnaeus, 1758	Barnacle
Perforatus perforatus Bruguière, 1789
Semibalanus balanoides Linnaeus, 1767	Acorn barnacle

Subnodes of Balanoidea with occurrences in Senegal

Family	Archaeobalanidae Newman & Ross, 1976	1 1	Genus Species	Taxom
Family	Balanidae Leach, 1806	3 5	Genera Species	Taxom

Links, sources and further information

Balanoidea at itis.gov
Balanoidea at marinespecies.org