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Checklist for Suborder Balanomorpha Pilsbry, 1916 (Acorn barnacles)
and region Kenya (East Africa)


Class
 
Maxillopoda
Dahl, 1956
Maxillopods
35
70
101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Thecostraca
Gruvel, 1905
11
17
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Cirripedia
Burmeister, 1834
Barnacles
9
15
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Thoracica
Darwin, 1854
Barnacles
7
13
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Sessilia
Lamarck, 1818
Acorn barnacles, Sessile barnacles
5
7
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Balanomorpha
Pilsbry, 1916
Acorn barnacles
5
7
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Kenya
5 Families width 11 Species and 3 Subspecies
Balanidae Leach, 18066SpeciesTaxom
Chelonibiidae Pilsbry, 1916Turtle barnacle2SpeciesTaxom
Chthamalidae Darwin, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Archaeobalanidae Newman & Ross, 19760SpeciesTaxom
Tetraclitidae Gruvel, 19032SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Kenya
7 Genera with 11 Species
Amphibalanus Pitombo, 18543SpeciesTaxom
Balanus Da Costa, 1758Barnacle5SpeciesTaxom
Chelonibia Leach, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Chthamalus Ranzani, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Perforatus Pitombo, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Striatobalanus Hoek, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Tetraclita Schumacher, 17892SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kenya
11 Species and 3 Subspecies
Amphibalanus (Balanus) reticulatus Utinomi, 1967Reticulated barnacle
Amphibalanus amphitrite Darwin, 1854Purple acorn barnacle
Amphibalanus amphitrite amphitrite Darwin, 1854
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 perforatus (Bruguière, 1789)⇒ Perforatus perforatus Bruguière, 1789
Balanus tintinnabulum (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Chthamalus stellatus Poli, 1791
Chelonibia caretta Spengler, 1790
Chelonibia testudinaria Linnaeus, 1758Turtle Barnacle
Chthamalus dentatus Krauss, 1848
Perforatus perforatus Bruguière, 1789
Tetraclita rufotincta Pilsbry, 1916
Tetraclita squamosa Bruguière, 1789

Subnodes of Balanomorpha with occurrences in Kenya
SuperfamilyBalanoidea
Leach, 1817
2
4
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyChthamaloidea
Darwin, 1854
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCoronuloidea
Leach, 1817
1
1
2
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyTetraclitoidea
Gruvel, 1903
1
1
2
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