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Checklist for Superfamily Balanoidea Leach, 1817
and region Tasmania (Australia)


Class
 
Maxillopoda
Dahl, 1956
Maxillopods
78
146
189
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Thecostraca
Gruvel, 1905
19
42
46
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Cirripedia
Burmeister, 1834
Barnacles
18
41
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Thoracica
Darwin, 1854
Barnacles
17
40
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Sessilia
Lamarck, 1818
Acorn barnacles, Sessile barnacles
9
22
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Balanomorpha
Pilsbry, 1916
Acorn barnacles
9
22
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Balanoidea
Leach, 1817
2
7
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Tasmania
2 Families width 13 Species
Balanidae Leach, 18068SpeciesTaxom
Archaeobalanidae Newman & Ross, 19765SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Tasmania
7 Genera with 13 Species
Amphibalanus Pitombo, 18542SpeciesTaxom
Austromegabalanus Newman, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Austrominius Buckeridge, 18542SpeciesTaxom
Balanus Da Costa, 1854Barnacle3SpeciesTaxom
Elminius Leach, 18542SpeciesTaxom
Megabalanus Hoek, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Semibalanus Pilsbry, 17671SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tasmania
13 Species
Amphibalanus amphitrite Darwin, 1854Purple acorn barnacle
Amphibalanus variegatus Darwin, 1854Variable Barnacle
Austromegabalanus nigrescens Lamarck, 1818Giant Black Barnacle
Austrominius covertus Foster, 1982Secret Four-plated Barnacle
Austrominius modestus (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Elminius modestus Darwin, 1854
Balanus balanus Linnaeus, 1758Common barnacle
Balanus tintinnabulum (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Chthamalus stellatus Poli, 1791
Balanus trigonus Darwin, 1854Three-cornered barnacle
Elminius modestus Darwin, 1854Australasian barnacle
Elminius simplex Darwin, 1854
Megabalanus coccopoma Darwin, 1854Titan acorn barnacle
Megabalanus tintinnabulum Linnaeus, 1758Barnacle
Semibalanus balanoides Linnaeus, 1767Acorn barnacle

Subnodes of Balanoidea with occurrences in Tasmania
FamilyArchaeobalanidae
Newman & Ross, 1976
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyBalanidae
Leach, 1806
4
8
Genera
Species

Taxom



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