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


Class
 
Maxillopoda
Dahl, 1956
Maxillopods
52
84
136
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Thecostraca
Gruvel, 1905
12
21
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Cirripedia
Burmeister, 1834
Barnacles
11
20
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Thoracica
Darwin, 1854
Barnacles
9
18
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Sessilia
Lamarck, 1818
Acorn barnacles, Sessile barnacles
6
13
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Balanomorpha
Pilsbry, 1916
Acorn barnacles
6
13
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Ghana
6 Families width 25 Species and 3 Subspecies
Pyrgomatidae (Gray, 1825)Coral barnacle3SpeciesTaxom
Balanidae Leach, 180613SpeciesTaxom
Chelonibiidae Pilsbry, 1916Turtle barnacle2SpeciesTaxom
Chthamalidae Darwin, 18544SpeciesTaxom
Archaeobalanidae Newman & Ross, 19762SpeciesTaxom
Tetraclitidae Gruvel, 19031SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Ghana
13 Genera with 25 Species
Adna Sowerby, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Amphibalanus Pitombo, 18414SpeciesTaxom
Balanus Da Costa, 1854Barnacle10SpeciesTaxom
Chelonibia Leach, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Chthamalus Ranzani, 17913SpeciesTaxom
Conopea Say, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Fistulobalanus Zullo, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Hesperibalanus Pilsbry, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Megabalanus Hoek, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Megatrema Sowerby, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Microeuraphia Poltarukha, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgoma Leach, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Tetraclitella Hiro, 19211SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ghana
25 Species and 3 Subspecies
Adna anglica (Sowerby, 1823)⇒ Megatrema anglicum Sowerby, 1823
Amphibalanus (Balanus) reticulatus Utinomi, 1967Reticulated barnacle
Amphibalanus amphitrite Darwin, 1854Purple acorn barnacle
Amphibalanus amphitrite amphitrite Darwin, 1854
Amphibalanus eburneus Gould, 1841Ivory Barnacle
Balanus amphitrite (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Amphibalanus amphitrite Darwin, 1854
Balanus amphitrite amphitrite (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Amphibalanus amphitrite amphitrite Darwin, 1854
Balanus amphitrite communis (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Amphibalanus amphitrite Darwin, 1854
Balanus calceolus (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Conopea calceola Darwin, 1854
Balanus eburneus (Gould, 1841)⇒ Amphibalanus eburneus Gould, 1841
Balanus pallidus (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Fistulobalanus pallidus Darwin, 1854
Balanus tintinnabulum (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Chthamalus stellatus Poli, 1791
Balanus trigonus Darwin, 1854Three-cornered barnacle
Balanus tulipiformis Darwin, 1854
Balanus venustus Darwin, 1854
Chelonibia patula Ranzani, 1818
Chelonibia testudinaria Linnaeus, 1758Turtle Barnacle
Chthamalus dentatus Krauss, 1848
Chthamalus montagui Southward, 1976Montagu's Stellate Barnacle
Chthamalus stellatus Poli, 1791Poli's Stellate Barnacle
Conopea calceola Darwin, 1854
Fistulobalanus pallidus Darwin, 1854
Hesperibalanus fallax Broch, 1927
Megabalanus tintinnabulum Linnaeus, 1758Barnacle
Megatrema anglicum Sowerby, 1823Boscia anglica
Microeuraphia aestuarii Stubbings, 1963
Pyrgoma anglicum (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Megatrema anglicum Sowerby, 1823
Tetraclitella divisa Nilsson-Cantell, 1921

Subnodes of Balanomorpha with occurrences in Ghana
SuperfamilyBalanoidea
Leach, 1817
3
9
18
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyChthamaloidea
Darwin, 1854
1
2
4
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCoronuloidea
Leach, 1817
1
1
2
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyTetraclitoidea
Gruvel, 1903
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