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Checklist for Suborder Balanomorpha Pilsbry, 1916 (Acorn barnacles)
and region Gambia (West Africa)


Class
 
Maxillopoda
Dahl, 1956
Maxillopods
7
9
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Thecostraca
Gruvel, 1905
5
7
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Cirripedia
Burmeister, 1834
Barnacles
5
7
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Thoracica
Darwin, 1854
Barnacles
5
7
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Sessilia
Lamarck, 1818
Acorn barnacles, Sessile barnacles
3
5
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Balanomorpha
Pilsbry, 1916
Acorn barnacles
3
5
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Gambia
3 Families width 11 Species
Balanidae Leach, 18068SpeciesTaxom
Chelonibiidae Pilsbry, 1916Turtle barnacle1SpeciesTaxom
Chthamalidae Darwin, 18542SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Gambia
5 Genera with 11 Species
Amphibalanus Pitombo, 18543SpeciesTaxom
Balanus Da Costa, 1758Barnacle3SpeciesTaxom
Chelonibia Leach, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Chthamalus Ranzani, 17912SpeciesTaxom
Megabalanus Hoek, 17582SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Gambia
11 Species
Amphibalanus (Balanus) reticulatus Utinomi, 1967Reticulated barnacle
Amphibalanus amphitrite Darwin, 1854Purple acorn barnacle
Amphibalanus improvisus Darwin, 1854Bay barnacle
Balanus amphitrite (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Amphibalanus amphitrite Darwin, 1854
Balanus galeatus Linnaeus, 1771
Balanus tintinnabulum (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Chthamalus stellatus Poli, 1791
Chelonibia patula Ranzani, 1818
Chthamalus montagui Southward, 1976Montagu's Stellate Barnacle
Chthamalus stellatus Poli, 1791Poli's Stellate Barnacle
Megabalanus coccopoma Darwin, 1854Titan acorn barnacle
Megabalanus tintinnabulum Linnaeus, 1758Barnacle

Subnodes of Balanomorpha with occurrences in Gambia
SuperfamilyBalanoidea
Leach, 1817
1
3
8
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyChthamaloidea
Darwin, 1854
1
1
2
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCoronuloidea
Leach, 1817
1
1
1
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