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Taxonomy of Superfamily Balanoidea Leach, 1817


Class
 		Maxillopoda
Dahl, 1956
Maxillopods		424
4048
32168		Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 		Thecostraca
Gruvel, 1905
70
489
4399		Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 		Cirripedia
Burmeister, 1834
Barnacles		63
460
4240		Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 		Thoracica
Darwin, 1854
Barnacles		44
349
3631		Families
Genera
Species

Order
 		Sessilia
Lamarck, 1818
Acorn barnacles, Sessile barnacles		19
205
1782		Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 		Balanomorpha
Pilsbry, 1916
Acorn barnacles		12
162
1528		Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 		Balanoidea
Leach, 1817
3
89
1098		Families
Genera
Species
Subnodes of Balanoidea Leach, 1817
FamilyArchaeobalanidae
Newman & Ross, 1976
30
359		Genera
Species
FamilyBalanidae
Leach, 1806
26
532		Genera
Species
FamilyPyrgomatidae
Gray, 1825
Coral barnacle, Coral barnacles		33
207		Genera
Species


Distribution and Species lists of Balanoidea Leach, 1817
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Albania
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesAlgeria
3 Families  7 Genera  20 SpeciesAngola
3 Families  7 Genera  14 SpeciesArgentina
2 Families  9 Genera  31 SpeciesAustralia
3 Families  38 Genera  149 SpeciesAustria
2 Families  3 Genera  5 SpeciesAzerbaijan
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesBahamas
3 Families  4 Genera  3 SpeciesBahrain
2 Families  3 Genera  4 SpeciesBangladesh
1 Family  1 Genus  0 SpeciesBarbados
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesBelgium
2 Families  13 Genera  30 SpeciesBelize
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesBenin
1 Family  1 Genus  0 SpeciesBolivia
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesBosnia and Herzegovina
1 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesBrazil
3 Families  17 Genera  45 SpeciesBrunei
2 Families  3 Genera  4 SpeciesBulgaria
2 Families  3 Genera  3 SpeciesCameroon
1 Families  3 Genera  4 SpeciesCanada
2 Families  13 Genera  39 SpeciesCape Verde
3 Families  5 Genera  7 SpeciesChile
3 Families  9 Genera  20 SpeciesChina
3 Families  14 Genera  54 SpeciesColombia
2 Families  6 Genera  15 SpeciesCook Islands
1 Family  1 Genus  0 SpeciesCosta Rica
3 Families  10 Genera  30 SpeciesCroatia
3 Families  5 Genera  8 SpeciesCuba
3 Families  6 Genera  7 SpeciesCyprus
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesCzech Republic
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesDemocratic Republic of the Congo
1 Families  2 Genera  4 SpeciesDenmark
2 Families  9 Genera  15 SpeciesDjibouti
3 Families  5 Genera  6 SpeciesDominica
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesDominican Republic
2 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesEcuador
2 Families  11 Genera  29 SpeciesEgypt
2 Families  5 Genera  9 SpeciesEl Salvador
1 Families  4 Genera  5 SpeciesEritrea
1 Families  3 Genera  5 SpeciesEstonia
1 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesEthiopia
1 Families  2 Genera  4 SpeciesFiji
3 Families  7 Genera  3 SpeciesFinland
2 Families  3 Genera  3 SpeciesFrance
3 Families  31 Genera  73 SpeciesGabon
2 Families  2 Genera  3 SpeciesGambia
1 Families  3 Genera  8 SpeciesGeorgia
2 Families  4 Genera  10 SpeciesGermany
2 Families  12 Genera  32 SpeciesGhana
3 Families  9 Genera  18 SpeciesGreece
2 Families  7 Genera  16 SpeciesGrenada
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesGuatemala
1 Families  2 Genera  3 SpeciesGuinea
2 Families  3 Genera  5 SpeciesGuinea-Bissau
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesGuyana
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesHaiti
1 Families  3 Genera  6 SpeciesHonduras
1 Families  4 Genera  6 SpeciesIceland
2 Families  3 Genera  10 SpeciesIndia
3 Families  16 Genera  44 SpeciesIndonesia
3 Families  24 Genera  62 SpeciesIran
1 Families  2 Genera  4 SpeciesIreland
3 Families  12 Genera  21 SpeciesIsrael
3 Families  6 Genera  10 SpeciesItaly
3 Families  13 Genera  38 SpeciesJamaica
2 Families  5 Genera  9 SpeciesJapan
3 Families  27 Genera  96 SpeciesKenya
2 Families  4 Genera  6 SpeciesKiribati
1 Families  3 Genera  3 SpeciesKuwait
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesLatvia
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesLebanon
1 Families  2 Genera  3 SpeciesLibya
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesLithuania
1 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesMadagascar
3 Families  14 Genera  14 SpeciesMalaysia
3 Families  7 Genera  14 SpeciesMaldives
3 Families  7 Genera  13 SpeciesMalta
1 Families  3 Genera  3 SpeciesMarshall Islands
2 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesMauritius
3 Families  8 Genera  12 SpeciesMexico
2 Families  15 Genera  64 SpeciesMicronesia
3 Families  12 Genera  19 SpeciesMoldova
1 Family  1 Genus  0 SpeciesMonaco
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesMorocco
2 Families  6 Genera  10 SpeciesMozambique
1 Families  2 Genera  8 SpeciesMyanmar
3 Families  9 Genera  16 SpeciesNamibia
2 Families  3 Genera  9 SpeciesNetherlands
3 Families  14 Genera  29 SpeciesNew Zealand
3 Families  16 Genera  36 SpeciesNicaragua
1 Families  3 Genera  4 SpeciesNigeria
1 Families  4 Genera  9 SpeciesNorway
3 Families  18 Genera  46 SpeciesOman
2 Families  10 Genera  7 SpeciesPakistan
2 Families  5 Genera  8 SpeciesPalau
3 Families  10 Genera  8 SpeciesPalestine
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesPanama
3 Families  17 Genera  42 SpeciesPapua New Guinea
3 Families  15 Genera  14 SpeciesPeru
1 Families  6 Genera  15 SpeciesPhilippines
3 Families  27 Genera  71 SpeciesPoland
2 Families  4 Genera  5 SpeciesPortugal
3 Families  13 Genera  26 SpeciesQatar
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesRepublic South Africa
3 Families  10 Genera  26 SpeciesRomania
1 Families  2 Genera  3 SpeciesRussia
2 Families  5 Genera  23 SpeciesSaint Kitts and Nevis
1 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesSaint Lucia
1 Families  2 Genera  3 SpeciesSaint Vincent and the Grenadines
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesSamoa
2 Families  3 Genera  3 SpeciesSão Tomé and Príncipe
2 Families  2 Genera  4 SpeciesSaudi Arabia
2 Families  5 Genera  2 SpeciesSenegal
2 Families  4 Genera  6 SpeciesSerbia
1 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesSeychelles
3 Families  8 Genera  12 SpeciesSierra Leone
1 Families  3 Genera  8 SpeciesSingapore
3 Families  14 Genera  22 SpeciesSlovenia
1 Families  4 Genera  8 SpeciesSolomon Islands
3 Families  13 Genera  25 SpeciesSouth Korea
2 Families  5 Genera  11 SpeciesSpain
3 Families  12 Genera  18 SpeciesSri Lanka
3 Families  9 Genera  14 SpeciesSudan
1 Families  3 Genera  3 SpeciesSuriname
1 Families  3 Genera  5 SpeciesSweden
2 Families  12 Genera  29 SpeciesSwitzerland
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesTaiwan
3 Families  22 Genera  57 SpeciesTanzania
3 Families  9 Genera  16 SpeciesThailand
2 Families  9 Genera  23 SpeciesTogo
1 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesTonga
3 Families  4 Genera  5 SpeciesTrinidad and Tobago
3 Families  7 Genera  23 SpeciesTunisia
2 Families  4 Genera  9 SpeciesTurkey
1 Families  2 Genera  7 SpeciesTurkmenistan
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesUkraine
1 Families  2 Genera  6 SpeciesUnited Arab Emirates
2 Families  5 Genera  8 SpeciesUnited Kingdom
3 Families  26 Genera  66 SpeciesUruguay
1 Families  4 Genera  11 SpeciesUSA
3 Families  31 Genera  143 SpeciesVanuatu
3 Families  5 Genera  3 SpeciesVenezuela
2 Families  5 Genera  12 SpeciesVietnam
3 Families  6 Genera  6 SpeciesYemen
1 Families  3 Genera  11 Species


Distribution on islands
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Admiralty Island
2 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesAldabra Group
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesAmaknak Island
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesAmchitka Island
2 Families  2 Genera  4 SpeciesAndreanof Islands
2 Families  2 Genera  3 SpeciesAnholt
2 Families  2 Genera  3 SpeciesAuskerry
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesAzores
2 Families  4 Genera  8 SpeciesBaffin Island
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesBaranof Island
1 Family  1 Genus  3 SpeciesBeckholmen
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesBressay
1 Family  1 Genus  2 SpeciesCalf of Eday
2 Families  2 Genera  3 SpeciesCapricorn Group
3 Families  8 Genera  2 SpeciesCaroline Island
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesCava
1 Family  1 Genus  2 SpeciesDunk Island
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesEast Aleutians
2 Families  4 Genera  8 SpeciesEday
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesElephant Island
2 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesEllesmere Island
1 Family  1 Genus  2 SpeciesEtolin Island
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesEynhallow
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesFlotta
1 Family  1 Genus  2 SpeciesFox Islands
2 Families  4 Genera  8 SpeciesGoat Island
2 Families  2 Genera  3 SpeciesGraemsay
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesGran Canaria
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesHebrides
2 Families  3 Genera  4 SpeciesHeron Island
2 Families  7 Genera  0 SpeciesInner Hebrides
2 Families  2 Genera  3 SpeciesIsla Dawson
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesIsla Escondida
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesIsla Magdalena
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesIsla Margarita
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesIsla Smith
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesIsla Tenglo
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesIslands of Chile
2 Families  7 Genera  14 SpeciesIslands of Four Mountains
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesIslas Malvinas
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesKai Islands
3 Families  3 Genera  2 SpeciesKiska Island
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesKodiak Island
2 Families  4 Genera  6 SpeciesKrakatoa
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesKuiu Island
1 Family  1 Genus  2 SpeciesLivingston Island
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesLord Howe Island
2 Families  2 Genera  5 SpeciesMacaronesia
3 Families  7 Genera  16 SpeciesMagnetic Island
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesMahé
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesNear Islands
2 Families  3 Genera  3 SpeciesNorth Rock
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesNorthern Isles
2 Families  4 Genera  6 SpeciesNorthern Orkney Islands
2 Families  3 Genera  4 SpeciesOne Tree Island
2 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesOrkney Islands
2 Families  3 Genera  4 SpeciesOuter Hebrides
2 Families  3 Genera  4 SpeciesPapa Westray
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesPrince of Wales Island (Alaska)
2 Families  2 Genera  3 SpeciesPunta León
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesQueen Elizabeth Islands
1 Family  1 Genus  2 SpeciesRat Islands
2 Families  2 Genera  6 SpeciesRevillagigedo Island
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesRügen
1 Family  1 Genus  2 SpeciesSan Miguel Island (California)
1 Family  1 Genus  2 SpeciesSanday
2 Families  2 Genera  3 SpeciesSanta Barbara Island
2 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesSanta Cruz Island
1 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesSanta Cruz Island (California)
1 Family  1 Genus  2 SpeciesSanta Rosa Island
1 Family  1 Genus  2 SpeciesSanta Rosa Island (California)
1 Family  1 Genus  2 SpeciesSemisopochnoi Island
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesShapinsay
2 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesShetland Islands
2 Families  4 Genera  6 SpeciesShetland Mainland
2 Families  3 Genera  4 SpeciesSkye
2 Families  2 Genera  3 SpeciesSouth Shetland Islands
2 Families  3 Genera  3 SpeciesSouthern Line Islands
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesSouthern Orkney Islands
1 Family  1 Genus  2 SpeciesStradbroke Island
1 Family  1 Genus  0 SpeciesStronsay
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesSule Skerry
2 Families  2 Genera  3 SpeciesTenerife
1 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesUist
2 Families  3 Genera  4 SpeciesUmnak Island
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesUnalaska Island
2 Families  3 Genera  7 SpeciesUnimak Island
2 Families  3 Genera  3 SpeciesVancouver Island
2 Families  4 Genera  12 SpeciesVilm
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesWellington
2 Families  4 Genera  6 SpeciesWest Aleutians
2 Families  3 Genera  8 SpeciesWestern Orkney Islands
2 Families  2 Genera  3 SpeciesWrangell Island
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species


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