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Checklist for Superfamily Balanoidea Leach, 1817
and region Tunisia (North Africa)


Class
 
Maxillopoda
Dahl, 1956
Maxillopods
27
48
62
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Thecostraca
Gruvel, 1905
7
9
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Cirripedia
Burmeister, 1834
Barnacles
7
9
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Thoracica
Darwin, 1854
Barnacles
5
7
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Sessilia
Lamarck, 1818
Acorn barnacles, Sessile barnacles
4
6
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Balanomorpha
Pilsbry, 1916
Acorn barnacles
3
5
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Balanoidea
Leach, 1817
2
4
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Tunisia
2 Families width 9 Species
Archaeobalanidae Newman & Ross, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Balanidae Leach, 18068SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Tunisia
4 Genera with 9 Species
Acasta Leach, 17911SpeciesTaxom
Amphibalanus Pitombo, 19323SpeciesTaxom
Balanus Da Costa, 1844Barnacle4SpeciesTaxom
Concavus Newman, 18311SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tunisia
9 Species
Acasta spongites Poli, 1791
Amphibalanus amphitrite Darwin, 1854Purple acorn barnacle
Amphibalanus eburneus Gould, 1841Ivory Barnacle
Amphibalanus salaami Nilsson-Cantell, 1932
Balanus amphitrite (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Amphibalanus amphitrite Darwin, 1854
Balanus concavus ♰ Bronn, 1831
Balanus perforatus (Bruguière, 1789)⇒ Perforatus perforatus Bruguière, 1789
Balanus spongicola Brown, 1844
Concavus concavus Brown, 1831

Subnodes of Balanoidea with occurrences in Tunisia
FamilyArchaeobalanidae
Newman & Ross, 1976
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyBalanidae
Leach, 1806
3
8
Genera
Species

Taxom



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