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Checklist for Suborder Balanomorpha Pilsbry, 1916 (Acorn barnacles)
and region Cape (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Maxillopoda
Dahl, 1956
Maxillopods
71
131
165
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Thecostraca
Gruvel, 1905
13
30
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Cirripedia
Burmeister, 1834
Barnacles
13
30
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Thoracica
Darwin, 1854
Barnacles
10
24
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Sessilia
Lamarck, 1818
Acorn barnacles, Sessile barnacles
5
13
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Balanomorpha
Pilsbry, 1916
Acorn barnacles
5
13
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cape
5 Families width 22 Species
Balanidae Leach, 180613SpeciesTaxom
Coronulidae Leach, 1817Whale barnacle3SpeciesTaxom
Chthamalidae Darwin, 18542SpeciesTaxom
Tetraclitidae Gruvel, 19034SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgomatidae Gray, 1825Coral barnacle0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cape
13 Genera with 22 Species
Amphibalanus Pitombo, 18542SpeciesTaxom
Austromegabalanus Newman, 19902SpeciesTaxom
Balanus Da Costa, 1854Barnacle8SpeciesTaxom
Cetopirus Ranzani, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Chthamalus Ranzani, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Coronula Lamarck, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Epopella Ross, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Galkinius Perreault, 2014
0SpeciesTaxom
Megabalanus Hoek, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Notomegabalanus Newman, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Octomeris Sowerby, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Tetraclita Schumacher, 17893SpeciesTaxom
Xenobalanus Steenstrup, 18511SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape
22 Species
Amphibalanus amphitrite Darwin, 1854Purple acorn barnacle
Amphibalanus venustus Darwin, 1854
Austromegabalanus cylindricus Gmelin, 1791
Austromegabalanus kensleyi Pether, 1990
Balanus algicola Pilsbry, 1916
Balanus amphitrite (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Amphibalanus amphitrite Darwin, 1854
Balanus balanus Linnaeus, 1758Common barnacle
Balanus declivis Darwin, 1854
Balanus glandula Darwin, 1854Common Acorn Barnacle
Balanus improvisus (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Amphibalanus improvisus Darwin, 1854
Balanus tintinnabulum (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Chthamalus stellatus Poli, 1791
Balanus trigonus Darwin, 1854Three-cornered barnacle
Cetopirus complanatus Mörch, 1852
Chthamalus dentatus Krauss, 1848
Coronula diadema Linnaeus, 1767Humpback Whale Barnacle
Epopella plicata Gray, 1843Plicate Barnacle
Notomegabalanus algicola Pilsbry, 1916
Octomeris angulosa Sowerby, 1825
Tetraclita porosa Gmelin, 1790
Tetraclita serrata Darwin, 1854Volcano Barnacle
Tetraclita squamosa Bruguière, 1789
Xenobalanus globicipitis Steenstrup, 1851

Subnodes of Balanomorpha with occurrences in Cape
SuperfamilyBalanoidea
Leach, 1817
2
6
13
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyChthamaloidea
Darwin, 1854
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCoronuloidea
Leach, 1817
1
3
3
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyTetraclitoidea
Gruvel, 1903
1
2
4
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Balanomorpha at artfakta.se
Balanomorpha at dyntaxa.se
Balanomorpha at itis.gov
Balanomorpha at marinespecies.org