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Checklist for Superfamily Balanoidea Leach, 1817
and region Venezuela (Northern South America)


Class
 
Maxillopoda
Dahl, 1956
Maxillopods
58
99
137
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Thecostraca
Gruvel, 1905
9
14
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Cirripedia
Burmeister, 1834
Barnacles
9
14
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Thoracica
Darwin, 1854
Barnacles
8
12
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Sessilia
Lamarck, 1818
Acorn barnacles, Sessile barnacles
6
10
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Balanomorpha
Pilsbry, 1916
Acorn barnacles
5
9
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Balanoidea
Leach, 1817
2
5
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Venezuela
2 Families width 12 Species and 1 Subspecies
Archaeobalanidae Newman & Ross, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Balanidae Leach, 180611SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Venezuela
5 Genera with 12 Species
Acasta Leach, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Amphibalanus Pitombo, 18412SpeciesTaxom
Balanus Da Costa, 1854Barnacle7SpeciesTaxom
Concavus Newman, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Megabalanus Hoek, 17582SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Venezuela
12 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acasta cyathus Darwin, 1854Sponge barnacle
Amphibalanus amphitrite Darwin, 1854Purple acorn barnacle
Amphibalanus eburneus Gould, 1841Ivory Barnacle
Balanus amphitrite (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Amphibalanus amphitrite Darwin, 1854
Balanus amphitrite niveus (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Amphibalanus eburneus Gould, 1841
Balanus concavus Bronn, 1831
Balanus eburneus (Gould, 1841)⇒ Amphibalanus eburneus Gould, 1841
Balanus spongicola Brown, 1844
Balanus tintinnabulum (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Chthamalus stellatus Poli, 1791
Balanus trigonus Darwin, 1854Three-cornered barnacle
Concavus concavus Brown, 1831
Megabalanus stultus Darwin, 1854
Megabalanus tintinnabulum Linnaeus, 1758Barnacle

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

Taxom

FamilyBalanidae
Leach, 1806
4
11
Genera
Species

Taxom



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