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Checklist for Superfamily Balanoidea Leach, 1817
and region World Oceans


Class
 
Maxillopoda
Dahl, 1956
Maxillopods
168
583
1449
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Thecostraca
Gruvel, 1905
35
131
276
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Cirripedia
Burmeister, 1834
Barnacles
30
125
268
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Thoracica
Darwin, 1854
Barnacles
23
112
241
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Sessilia
Lamarck, 1818
Acorn barnacles, Sessile barnacles
13
68
144
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Balanomorpha
Pilsbry, 1916
Acorn barnacles
11
65
140
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Balanoidea
Leach, 1817
3
33
90
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for World Oceans
3 Families width 90 Species and 1 Subspecies
Archaeobalanidae Newman & Ross, 197628SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgomatidae Gray, 1825Coral barnacle24SpeciesTaxom
Balanidae Leach, 180638SpeciesTaxom


Genera for World Oceans
33 Genera with 90 Species
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Acasta Leach, 18542SpeciesTaxom
Adna Sowerby, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Amphibalanus Pitombo, 19897SpeciesTaxom
Archiacasta Kolbasov, 19314SpeciesTaxom
Austromegabalanus Newman, 17883SpeciesTaxom
Austrominius Buckeridge, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Balanus Da Costa, 1854Barnacle19SpeciesTaxom
Boscia Ferussac, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Cantellius Ross; Newman, 19384SpeciesTaxom
Chirona Gray, 17672SpeciesTaxom
Conopea Say, 20132SpeciesTaxom
Creusia Leach, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Darwiniella Anderson, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Euacasta Kolbasov, 19364SpeciesTaxom
Galkinius Perreault, 20141SpeciesTaxom
Hesperibalanus Pilsbry, 19272SpeciesTaxom
Hiroa Ross; Newman, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Megabalanus Hoek, 18548SpeciesTaxom
Megatrema Sowerby, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Neoacasta Kolbasov, 18253SpeciesTaxom
Nobia Sowerby, 19864SpeciesTaxom
Notobalanus Newman & Ross, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Notomegabalanus Newman, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Pectinoacasta Kolbasov, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Perforatus Pitombo, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgoma Leach, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgomina Baluk & Radw..., 19621SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgopsella Zullo, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Savignium Leach, 19865SpeciesTaxom
Semibalanus Pilsbry, 17882SpeciesTaxom
Solidobalanus Hoek, 19132SpeciesTaxom
Striatobalanus Hoek, 18832SpeciesTaxom
Wanella Anderson, 18541SpeciesTaxom


Species list for World Oceans
90 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acasta cyathus Darwin, 1854Sponge barnacle
Acasta fenestrata Darwin, 1854
Adna anglica (Sowerby, 1823)⇒ Megatrema anglicum Sowerby, 1823
Amphibalanus (Balanus) reticulatus Utinomi, 1967Reticulated barnacle
Amphibalanus amphitrite Darwin, 1854Purple acorn barnacle
Amphibalanus eburneus Gould, 1841Ivory Barnacle
Amphibalanus improvisus Darwin, 1854Bay barnacle
Amphibalanus poecilotheca Kruger, 1911
Amphibalanus rhizophorae Ren & Liu, 1989
Amphibalanus zhujiangensis Ren, 1989
Archiacasta fragilis Ren, 1984
Archiacasta hainanensis Ren, 1984
Archiacasta membranacea Barnard, 1924
Archiacasta spinetergum Broch, 1931
Austromegabalanus cylindricus Gmelin, 1791
Austromegabalanus isolde Holthius & S..., 1967
Austromegabalanus psittacus Molina, 1788Giant barnacle
Austrominius modestus (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Elminius modestus Darwin, 1854
Balanus albicostatus (Pilsbry, 1916)⇒ Fistulobalanus albicostatus Pilsbry, 1916
Balanus amphitrite (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Amphibalanus amphitrite Darwin, 1854
Balanus amphitrite amphitrite (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Amphibalanus amphitrite amphitrite Darwin, 1854
Balanus aquila Pilsbry, 1907Mat rockspirea
Balanus balanus Linnaeus, 1758Common barnacle
Balanus calidus Pilsbry, 1916Mountain ninebark
Balanus crenatus Bruguière, 1789Mountain ninebark
Balanus eburneus (Gould, 1841)⇒ Amphibalanus eburneus Gould, 1841
Balanus glandula Darwin, 1854Common Acorn Barnacle
Balanus hawaiensis Pilsbry, 1916
Balanus improvisus (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Amphibalanus improvisus Darwin, 1854
Balanus nubilus Darwin, 1854Giant Acorn Barnacle
Balanus perforatus (Bruguière, 1789)⇒ Perforatus perforatus Bruguière, 1789
Balanus reticulatus (Utinomi, 1967)⇒ Amphibalanus reticulatus Utinomi, 1967
Balanus spongicola Brown, 1844
Balanus tintinnabulum (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Chthamalus stellatus Poli, 1791
Balanus trigonus Darwin, 1854Three-cornered barnacle
Balanus variegatus (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Amphibalanus variegatus Darwin, 1854
Balanus venustus Darwin, 1854
Boscia anglica (Sowerby, 1823)⇒ Megatrema anglicum Sowerby, 1823
Cantellius iwayama Hiro, 1983
Cantellius pallidus Broch, 1931
Cantellius secundus Broch, 1931
Cantellius septimus Hiro, 1938
Chirona evermanni Pilsbry, 1907
Chirona hameri Ascanius, 1767
Conopea fidelis Carrison-Sto..., 2013Gorgonian Inhabiting Barnacle
Conopea saotomensis Carrison-Sto..., 2013Gorgonian Inhabiting Barnacle
Creusia spinulosa Leach, 1818
Darwiniella conjugatum Darwin, 1854Coral Barnacle
Euacasta aculeata Nilsson-Cantell, 1921
Euacasta dofleini Kruger, 1911
Euacasta sporillius Darwin, 1854
Euacasta zuiho Hiro, 1936
Galkinius maculosus Perreault, 2014
Hesperibalanus hesperius Pilsbry, 1916
Hesperibalanus sookensis Cornwall, 1927
Hiroa stubbingsi Ross & Newman, 1973
Megabalanus azoricus Pilsbry, 1916Azorean barnacle
Megabalanus californicus Pilsbry, 1916White-ribbed Red Barnacle
Megabalanus coccopoma Darwin, 1854Titan acorn barnacle
Megabalanus occator Darwin, 1854
Megabalanus rosa Choi, Anders..., 1992
Megabalanus stultus Darwin, 1854
Megabalanus tintinnabulum Linnaeus, 1758Barnacle
Megabalanus tulipiformis Darwin, 1854
Megatrema anglicum Sowerby, 1823Boscia anglica
Neoacasta coriobasis Broch, 1947
Neoacasta glans Lamarck, 1818
Neoacasta laevigata Gray, 1825
Nobia conjugatum Darwin, 1854
Nobia grandis Sowerby, 1839Coral Barnacle
Nobia orbicellae Hiro, 1934
Nobia sinica Ren, 1986
Notobalanus vestitus Darwin, 1854
Notomegabalanus algicola Pilsbry, 1916
Pectinoacasta pectinipes Pilsbry, 1912
Perforatus perforatus Bruguière, 1789
Pyrgoma cancellata Leach, 1818
Pyrgomina oulastreae Utinomi, 1962
Pyrgopsella stellula Rosell, 1975
Savignium crenatum Sowerby, 1823
Savignium dentatum Darwin, 1854
Savignium elongatum Hiro, 1931
Savignium milleporae Darwin, 1854
Savignium orientale Ren, 1986
Semibalanus balanoides Linnaeus, 1767Acorn barnacle
Semibalanus cariosus Pallas, 1788Thatched barnacle
Solidobalanus (Hesperibalanus) fallax Broch, 1927
Solidobalanus auricoma Hoek, 1913
Striatobalanus krugeri Pilsbry, 1916
Striatobalanus tenuis Hoek, 1883
Wanella milleporae Darwin, 1854

Subnodes of Balanoidea with occurrences in World Oceans
FamilyArchaeobalanidae
Newman & Ross, 1976
13
28
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyBalanidae
Leach, 1806
6
38
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPyrgomatidae
Gray, 1825
coral barnacle, Coral barnacles
14
24
Genera
Species

Taxom



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