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Checklist for Suborder Balanomorpha Pilsbry, 1916 (Acorn barnacles)
and region Ecuador (Northern South America)


Class
 
Maxillopoda
Dahl, 1956
Maxillopods
92
194
366
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Thecostraca
Gruvel, 1905
16
33
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Cirripedia
Burmeister, 1834
Barnacles
14
31
52
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Thoracica
Darwin, 1854
Barnacles
12
29
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Sessilia
Lamarck, 1818
Acorn barnacles, Sessile barnacles
7
20
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Balanomorpha
Pilsbry, 1916
Acorn barnacles
7
20
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Ecuador
7 Families width 40 Species and 1 Subspecies
Balanidae Leach, 180625SpeciesTaxom
Chelonibiidae Pilsbry, 1916Turtle barnacle1SpeciesTaxom
Chthamalidae Darwin, 18544SpeciesTaxom
Archaeobalanidae Newman & Ross, 19764SpeciesTaxom
Coronulidae Leach, 1817Whale barnacle1SpeciesTaxom
Platylepadidae Newman & Ross, 1976Turtle barnacle2SpeciesTaxom
Tetraclitidae Gruvel, 19033SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Ecuador
19 Genera with 40 Species
Amphibalanus Pitombo, 19093SpeciesTaxom
Austromegabalanus Newman, 17881SpeciesTaxom
Balanus Da Costa, 1854Barnacle14SpeciesTaxom
Chelonibia Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Chthamalus Ranzani, 17913SpeciesTaxom
Concavus Newman, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Conopea Say, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Coronula Lamarck, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Cryptolepas Dall, 1872
0SpeciesTaxom
Cylindrolepas Pilsbry, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Fistulobalanus Zullo, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Hexacreusia Zullo, 1961
0SpeciesTaxom
Megabalanus Hoek, 18545SpeciesTaxom
Membranobalanus Pilsbry, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Platylepas Gray, 1825
0SpeciesTaxom
Solidobalanus Hoek, 19672SpeciesTaxom
Stephanolepas Fischer, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Tetrabalanus Cornwall, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Tetraclita Schumacher, 18183SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ecuador
40 Species and 1 Subspecies
Amphibalanus amphitrite Darwin, 1854Purple acorn barnacle
Amphibalanus improvisus Darwin, 1854Bay barnacle
Amphibalanus peruvianus Pilsbry, 1909
Austromegabalanus psittacus Molina, 1788Giant barnacle
Balanus amphitrite (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Amphibalanus amphitrite Darwin, 1854
Balanus calidus Pilsbry, 1916Mountain ninebark
Balanus concavus Bronn, 1831
Balanus concavus pacificus (Eichhoff, 1864)⇒ Balanus pacificus Pilsbry, 1916
Balanus crenatus Bruguière, 1789Mountain ninebark
Balanus dentivarians (Henry, 1973)⇒ Fistulobalanus dentivarians Henry, 1973
Balanus improvisus (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Amphibalanus improvisus Darwin, 1854
Balanus inexpectatus
Balanus laevis Bruguière, 1789
Balanus masignotus
Balanus pacificus Pilsbry, 1916
Balanus poecilus Darwin, 1854
Balanus tintinnabulum (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Chthamalus stellatus Poli, 1791
Balanus trigonus Darwin, 1854Three-cornered barnacle
Chelonibia testudinaria Linnaeus, 1758Turtle Barnacle
Chthamalus montagui Southward, 1976Montagu's Stellate Barnacle
Chthamalus panamensis Pilsbry, 1916
Chthamalus stellatus Poli, 1791Poli's Stellate Barnacle
Concavus concavus Brown, 1831
Conopea galeata Linnaeus, 1771Gorgonian barnacle
Coronula diadema Linnaeus, 1767Humpback Whale Barnacle
Cylindrolepas darwiniana Pilsbry, 1916Mountain ninebark
Fistulobalanus dentivarians Henry, 1973
Megabalanus coccopoma Darwin, 1854Titan acorn barnacle
Megabalanus galapaganus Pilsbry, 1916
Megabalanus peninsularis Pilsbry, 1916Giant barnacle
Megabalanus tintinnabulum Linnaeus, 1758Barnacle
Megabalanus vinaceus Darwin, 1854
Membranobalanus nebrias Zullo; Beach, 1973
Solidobalanus masignatus
Solidobalanus masignotus Henry; Mclau..., 1967
Stephanolepas muricata Fischer, 1886
Tetrabalanus polygenus Cornwall, 1941
Tetraclita porosa Gmelin, 1790
Tetraclita squamosa Bruguière, 1789
Tetraclita stalactifera Lamarck, 1818Ribbed Barnacle

Subnodes of Balanomorpha with occurrences in Ecuador
SuperfamilyBalanoidea
Leach, 1817
2
11
29
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyChthamaloidea
Darwin, 1854
1
2
4
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCoronuloidea
Leach, 1817
3
6
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyTetraclitoidea
Gruvel, 1903
1
1
3
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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