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Checklist for Suborder Balanomorpha Pilsbry, 1916 (Acorn barnacles)
and region Namibia (Southern Africa)


Class
 
Maxillopoda
Dahl, 1956
Maxillopods
24
33
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Thecostraca
Gruvel, 1905
6
9
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Cirripedia
Burmeister, 1834
Barnacles
6
9
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Thoracica
Darwin, 1854
Barnacles
6
8
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Sessilia
Lamarck, 1818
Acorn barnacles, Sessile barnacles
3
4
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Balanomorpha
Pilsbry, 1916
Acorn barnacles
3
4
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Namibia
3 Families width 12 Species
Balanidae Leach, 18068SpeciesTaxom
Chthamalidae Darwin, 18543SpeciesTaxom
Archaeobalanidae Newman & Ross, 19761SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Namibia
4 Genera with 12 Species
Balanus Da Costa, 1854Barnacle7SpeciesTaxom
Chthamalus Ranzani, 17913SpeciesTaxom
Megabalanus Hoek, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Semibalanus Pilsbry, 17881SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Namibia
12 Species
Balanus algicola Pilsbry, 1916
Balanus balanus Linnaeus, 1758Common barnacle
Balanus cariosus (Pallas, 1788)⇒ Semibalanus cariosus Pallas, 1788
Balanus concavus Bronn, 1831
Balanus crenatus Bruguière, 1789Mountain ninebark
Balanus tintinnabulum (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Chthamalus stellatus Poli, 1791
Balanus trigonus Darwin, 1854Three-cornered barnacle
Chthamalus dentatus Krauss, 1848
Chthamalus montagui Southward, 1976Montagu's Stellate Barnacle
Chthamalus stellatus Poli, 1791Poli's Stellate Barnacle
Megabalanus tintinnabulum Linnaeus, 1758Barnacle
Semibalanus cariosus Pallas, 1788Thatched barnacle

Subnodes of Balanomorpha with occurrences in Namibia
SuperfamilyBalanoidea
Leach, 1817
2
3
9
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyChthamaloidea
Darwin, 1854
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