Species list, Checklist of Superfamily Balanoidea for Virgin Islands (Leeward Islands)

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Checklist for Superfamily Balanoidea Leach, 1817
and region Virgin Islands (Leeward Islands)

Class	Maxillopoda Dahl, 1956 Maxillopods	24 31 37	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Thecostraca Gruvel, 1905	9 11 11	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraclass	Cirripedia Burmeister, 1834 Barnacles	8 10 11	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superorder	Thoracica Darwin, 1854 Barnacles	7 9 11	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Sessilia Lamarck, 1818 Acorn barnacles, Sessile barnacles	5 6 7	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Suborder	Balanomorpha Pilsbry, 1916 Acorn barnacles	5 6 7	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superfamily	Balanoidea Leach, 1817	2 2 2	Families Genera Species	Taxom

List of families for Virgin Islands
2 Families width 2 Species

Balanidae Leach, 1806		1	Species	Taxom
Pyrgomatidae Gray, 1825	Coral barnacle	1	Species	Taxom

Genera for Virgin Islands
2 Genera with 2 Species

Balanus Da Costa, 1854	Barnacle	1	Species	Taxom
Megatrema Sowerby, 1812		1	Species	Taxom

Species list for Virgin Islands
2 Species

Balanus trigonus Darwin, 1854	Three-cornered barnacle
Megatrema madreporarum Bosc, 1812

Subnodes of Balanoidea with occurrences in Virgin Islands

Family	Balanidae Leach, 1806	1 1	Genus Species	Taxom
Family	Pyrgomatidae Gray, 1825 coral barnacle, Coral barnacles	1 1	Genus Species	Taxom

Links, sources and further information

Balanoidea at itis.gov
Balanoidea at marinespecies.org