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Checklist for Suborder Balanomorpha Pilsbry, 1916 (Acorn barnacles)
and region Western Cape (Cape)


Class
 
Maxillopoda
Dahl, 1956
Maxillopods
49
86
99
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Thecostraca
Gruvel, 1905
10
20
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Cirripedia
Burmeister, 1834
Barnacles
10
20
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Thoracica
Darwin, 1854
Barnacles
7
15
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Sessilia
Lamarck, 1818
Acorn barnacles, Sessile barnacles
5
11
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Balanomorpha
Pilsbry, 1916
Acorn barnacles
5
11
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Western Cape
5 Families width 17 Species
Balanidae Leach, 180610SpeciesTaxom
Coronulidae Leach, 1817Whale barnacle1SpeciesTaxom
Chthamalidae Darwin, 18542SpeciesTaxom
Tetraclitidae Gruvel, 19034SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgomatidae Gray, 1825Coral barnacle0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Western Cape
11 Genera with 17 Species
Amphibalanus Pitombo, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Austromegabalanus Newman, 17911SpeciesTaxom
Balanus Da Costa, 1854Barnacle7SpeciesTaxom
Cetopirus Ranzani, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Chthamalus Ranzani, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Epopella Ross, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Galkinius Perreault, 2014
0SpeciesTaxom
Megabalanus Hoek, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Notomegabalanus Newman, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Octomeris Sowerby, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Tetraclita Schumacher, 17893SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Western Cape
17 Species
Amphibalanus amphitrite Darwin, 1854Purple acorn barnacle
Austromegabalanus cylindricus Gmelin, 1791
Balanus algicola Pilsbry, 1916
Balanus amphitrite (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Amphibalanus amphitrite Darwin, 1854
Balanus balanus Linnaeus, 1758Common barnacle
Balanus declivis Darwin, 1854
Balanus glandula Darwin, 1854Common Acorn Barnacle
Balanus tintinnabulum (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Chthamalus stellatus Poli, 1791
Balanus trigonus Darwin, 1854Three-cornered barnacle
Cetopirus complanatus Mörch, 1852
Chthamalus dentatus Krauss, 1848
Epopella plicata Gray, 1843Plicate Barnacle
Notomegabalanus algicola Pilsbry, 1916
Octomeris angulosa Sowerby, 1825
Tetraclita porosa Gmelin, 1790
Tetraclita serrata Darwin, 1854Volcano Barnacle
Tetraclita squamosa Bruguière, 1789

Subnodes of Balanomorpha with occurrences in Western Cape
SuperfamilyBalanoidea
Leach, 1817
2
6
10
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyChthamaloidea
Darwin, 1854
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCoronuloidea
Leach, 1817
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyTetraclitoidea
Gruvel, 1903
1
2
4
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Balanomorpha at artfakta.se
Balanomorpha at dyntaxa.se
Balanomorpha at itis.gov
Balanomorpha at marinespecies.org