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Checklist for Suborder Balanomorpha Pilsbry, 1916 (Acorn barnacles)
and region Massachusetts (USA)


Class
 
Maxillopoda
Dahl, 1956
Maxillopods
105
244
425
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Thecostraca
Gruvel, 1905
15
31
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Cirripedia
Burmeister, 1834
Barnacles
15
31
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Thoracica
Darwin, 1854
Barnacles
13
28
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Sessilia
Lamarck, 1818
Acorn barnacles, Sessile barnacles
9
16
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Balanomorpha
Pilsbry, 1916
Acorn barnacles
8
14
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Massachusetts
8 Families width 24 Species
Archaeobalanidae Newman & Ross, 19763SpeciesTaxom
Balanidae Leach, 180614SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgomatidae Gray, 1825Coral barnacle0SpeciesTaxom
Chelonibiidae Pilsbry, 1916Turtle barnacle1SpeciesTaxom
Chthamalidae Darwin, 18542SpeciesTaxom
Coronulidae Leach, 1817Whale barnacle2SpeciesTaxom
Platylepadidae Newman & Ross, 1976Turtle barnacle1SpeciesTaxom
Tetraclitidae Gruvel, 19031SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Massachusetts
14 Genera with 24 Species
Acasta Leach, 17911SpeciesTaxom
Amphibalanus Pitombo, 18545SpeciesTaxom
Balanus Da Costa, 1854Barnacle8SpeciesTaxom
Ceratoconcha Kramberger-G..., 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Chelonibia Leach, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Chirona Gray, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Chthamalus Ranzani, 17912SpeciesTaxom
Concavus Newman, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Coronula Lamarck, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Creusia Leach, 1817
0SpeciesTaxom
Platylepas Gray, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Semibalanus Pilsbry, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Tetraclita Schumacher, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Xenobalanus Steenstrup, 18511SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Massachusetts
24 Species
Acasta spongites Poli, 1791
Amphibalanus amphitrite Darwin, 1854Purple acorn barnacle
Amphibalanus eburneus Gould, 1841Ivory Barnacle
Amphibalanus improvisus Darwin, 1854Bay barnacle
Amphibalanus subalbidus Henry, 1973
Amphibalanus venustus Darwin, 1854
Balanus amphitrite (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Amphibalanus amphitrite Darwin, 1854
Balanus balanus Linnaeus, 1758Common barnacle
Balanus crenatus Bruguière, 1789Mountain ninebark
Balanus eburneus (Gould, 1841)⇒ Amphibalanus eburneus Gould, 1841
Balanus improvisus (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Amphibalanus improvisus Darwin, 1854
Balanus tintinnabulum (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Chthamalus stellatus Poli, 1791
Balanus trigonus Darwin, 1854Three-cornered barnacle
Balanus venustus Darwin, 1854
Chelonibia caretta Spengler, 1790
Chirona hameri Ascanius, 1767
Chthamalus fragilis Darwin, 1854
Chthamalus stellatus Poli, 1791Poli's Stellate Barnacle
Concavus concavus Brown, 1831
Coronula diadema Linnaeus, 1767Humpback Whale Barnacle
Platylepas hexastylos Fabricius, 1798Mountain ninebark
Semibalanus balanoides Linnaeus, 1767Acorn barnacle
Tetraclita squamosa Bruguière, 1789
Xenobalanus globicipitis Steenstrup, 1851

Subnodes of Balanomorpha with occurrences in Massachusetts
SuperfamilyBalanoidea
Leach, 1817
3
8
17
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyChthamaloidea
Darwin, 1854
1
1
2
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCoronuloidea
Leach, 1817
3
4
4
Families
Genera
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