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Checklist for Superfamily Balanoidea Leach, 1817
and region Solomon Islands (Melanesia)


Class
 
Maxillopoda
Dahl, 1956
Maxillopods
100
200
299
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Thecostraca
Gruvel, 1905
19
55
80
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Cirripedia
Burmeister, 1834
Barnacles
18
54
79
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Thoracica
Darwin, 1854
Barnacles
14
45
69
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Sessilia
Lamarck, 1818
Acorn barnacles, Sessile barnacles
10
28
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Balanomorpha
Pilsbry, 1916
Acorn barnacles
9
22
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Balanoidea
Leach, 1817
3
13
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Solomon Islands
3 Families width 25 Species
Archaeobalanidae Newman & Ross, 19765SpeciesTaxom
Balanidae Leach, 180618SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgomatidae Gray, 1825Coral barnacle2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Solomon Islands
13 Genera with 25 Species
Acasta Leach, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Amphibalanus Pitombo, 18544SpeciesTaxom
Arossia Newman, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Balanus Da Costa, 1854Barnacle11SpeciesTaxom
Cantellius Ross; Newman, 1973
0SpeciesTaxom
Chesaconcavus Zullo, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Conopea Say, 17712SpeciesTaxom
Creusia Leach, 18182SpeciesTaxom
Hesperibalanus Pilsbry, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Megabalanus Hoek, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Paraconcavus Zullo, 1992
0SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgoma Leach, 1817
0SpeciesTaxom
Semibalanus Pilsbry, 17881SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Solomon Islands
25 Species
Acasta cyathus Darwin, 1854Sponge barnacle
Amphibalanus amphitrite Darwin, 1854Purple acorn barnacle
Amphibalanus eburneus Gould, 1841Ivory Barnacle
Amphibalanus improvisus Darwin, 1854Bay barnacle
Amphibalanus venustus Darwin, 1854
Arossia glyptopoma Pilsbry, 1916
Balanus amphitrite (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Amphibalanus amphitrite Darwin, 1854
Balanus calidus Pilsbry, 1916Mountain ninebark
Balanus crenatus Bruguière, 1789Mountain ninebark
Balanus declivis Darwin, 1854
Balanus eburneus (Gould, 1841)⇒ Amphibalanus eburneus Gould, 1841
Balanus humilis Conrad, 1846
Balanus pacificus Pilsbry, 1916
Balanus reticulatus (Utinomi, 1967)⇒ Amphibalanus reticulatus Utinomi, 1967
Balanus tamiamiensis Ross, 1964
Balanus tintinnabulum (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Chthamalus stellatus Poli, 1791
Balanus trigonus Darwin, 1854Three-cornered barnacle
Chesaconcavus tamiamiensis Ross, 1965
Conopea cymbiformis Darwin, 1854
Conopea galeata Linnaeus, 1771Gorgonian barnacle
Creusia neogenica Weisbord, 1972
Creusia spinulosa Leach, 1818
Hesperibalanus hesperius Pilsbry, 1916
Megabalanus coccopoma Darwin, 1854Titan acorn barnacle
Semibalanus cariosus Pallas, 1788Thatched barnacle

Subnodes of Balanoidea with occurrences in Solomon Islands
FamilyArchaeobalanidae
Newman & Ross, 1976
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyBalanidae
Leach, 1806
6
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPyrgomatidae
Gray, 1825
coral barnacle, Coral barnacles
3
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



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