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Checklist for Superfamily Balanoidea Leach, 1817
and region Sri Lanka (South Asia)


Class
 
Maxillopoda
Dahl, 1956
Maxillopods
38
74
109
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Thecostraca
Gruvel, 1905
11
19
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Cirripedia
Burmeister, 1834
Barnacles
9
17
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Thoracica
Darwin, 1854
Barnacles
9
17
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Sessilia
Lamarck, 1818
Acorn barnacles, Sessile barnacles
7
13
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Balanomorpha
Pilsbry, 1916
Acorn barnacles
7
13
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Balanoidea
Leach, 1817
3
9
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Sri Lanka
3 Families width 14 Species and 1 Subspecies
Balanidae Leach, 180610SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgomatidae (Gray, 1825)Coral barnacle4SpeciesTaxom
Archaeobalanidae Newman & Ross, 19760SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Sri Lanka
9 Genera with 14 Species
Amphibalanus Pitombo, 18544SpeciesTaxom
Balanus Da Costa, 1854Barnacle6SpeciesTaxom
Bryozobia Ross & Newman, 1996
0SpeciesTaxom
Creusia Leach, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Darwiniella Anderson, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Megabalanus Hoek, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Nobia Sowerby, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgoma Leach, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Striatobalanus Hoek, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sri Lanka
14 Species and 1 Subspecies
Amphibalanus (Balanus) reticulatus Utinomi, 1967Reticulated barnacle
Amphibalanus amphitrite Darwin, 1854Purple acorn barnacle
Amphibalanus variegates Darwin, 1854
Amphibalanus variegatus Darwin, 1854Variable Barnacle
Balanus allium Darwin, 1854
Balanus amphitrite (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Amphibalanus amphitrite Darwin, 1854
Balanus amphitrite communis (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Amphibalanus amphitrite Darwin, 1854
Balanus cirratus (Ren & Liu, 1978)⇒ Amphibalanus variegates Darwin, 1854
Balanus tintinnabulum (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Chthamalus stellatus Poli, 1791
Balanus venustus Darwin, 1854
Creusia spinulosa Leach, 1818
Darwiniella conjugatum Darwin, 1854Coral Barnacle
Megabalanus tintinnabulum Linnaeus, 1758Barnacle
Nobia conjugatum Darwin, 1854
Pyrgoma conjugatum (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Nobia conjugatum Darwin, 1854

Subnodes of Balanoidea with occurrences in Sri Lanka
FamilyArchaeobalanidae
Newman & Ross, 1976
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyBalanidae
Leach, 1806
4
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPyrgomatidae
Gray, 1825
coral barnacle, Coral barnacles
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



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