Species list, Checklist of Superfamily Balanoidea for United Arab Emirates (Near East)

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Checklist for Superfamily Balanoidea Leach, 1817
and region United Arab Emirates (Near East)

Class	Maxillopoda Dahl, 1956 Maxillopods	6 11 14	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Thecostraca Gruvel, 1905	5 10 13	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraclass	Cirripedia Burmeister, 1834 Barnacles	5 10 13	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superorder	Thoracica Darwin, 1854 Barnacles	5 10 13	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Sessilia Lamarck, 1818 Acorn barnacles, Sessile barnacles	4 9 12	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Suborder	Balanomorpha Pilsbry, 1916 Acorn barnacles	4 9 12	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superfamily	Balanoidea Leach, 1817	2 5 8	Families Genera Species	Taxom

List of families for United Arab Emirates
2 Families width 8 Species

Balanidae Leach, 1806		7	Species	Taxom
Archaeobalanidae Newman & Ross, 1976		1	Species	Taxom

Genera for United Arab Emirates
5 Genera with 8 Species

Species list for United Arab Emirates
8 Species

Amphibalanus amphitrite Darwin, 1854	Purple acorn barnacle
Balanus albicostatus (Pilsbry, 1916)	⇒ Fistulobalanus albicostatus Pilsbry, 1916
Balanus amphitrite (Darwin, 1854)	⇒ Amphibalanus amphitrite Darwin, 1854
Balanus tintinnabulum (Linnaeus, 1758)	⇒ Chthamalus stellatus Poli, 1791
Balanus trigonus Darwin, 1854	Three-cornered barnacle
Fistulobalanus albicostatus Pilsbry, 1916
Megabalanus tintinnabulum Linnaeus, 1758	Barnacle
Striatobalanus amaryllis Darwin, 1854

Subnodes of Balanoidea with occurrences in United Arab Emirates

Family	Archaeobalanidae Newman & Ross, 1976	1 1	Genus Species	Taxom
Family	Balanidae Leach, 1806	4 7	Genera Species	Taxom

Links, sources and further information

Balanoidea at itis.gov
Balanoidea at marinespecies.org