''Amphibalanus'' is a genus of
barnacle
A barnacle is a type of arthropod constituting the subclass Cirripedia in the subphylum Crustacea, and is hence related to crabs and lobsters. Barnacles are exclusively marine, and tend to live in shallow and tidal waters, typically in eros ...
of the family
Balanidae
The Balanidae comprise a family of barnacles of the order Balanomorpha. As a result of research published in 2021 by Chan et al., the members of the family Archaeobalanidae were merged with this family.
Genera
These genera belong to the family B ...
that includes species formerly assigned to ''
Balanus
''Balanus'' is a genus of barnacles in the family Balanidae of the subphylum Crustacea.
This genus is known in the fossil record from the Jurassic to the Quaternary periods (age range: from 189.6 to 0.0 million years ago.). Fossil shells withi ...
''. It contains the following species:
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Amphibalanus amphitrite''
(Darwin, 1854)
*†''
Amphibalanus caboblanquensis''
(Weisbord, 1966) (extinct)
*†''
Amphibalanus caribensis''
(Weisbord, 1966) (extinct)
*''
Amphibalanus cirratus''
(Darwin, 1854)
*''
Amphibalanus eburneus''
(Gould, 1841)
*†''
Amphibalanus halosydne''
(Zullo & Katuna, 1992) (extinct)
*†''
Amphibalanus hopkinsi''
(Zullo, 1968) (extinct)
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Amphibalanus improvisus
''Amphibalanus improvisus'', the bay barnacle, European acorn barnacle, is a species of acorn barnacle in the family Balanidae.
Description
''Amphibalanus improvisus'' has a smooth white or pale grey conical calcareous shell composed of six fu ...
''
(Darwin, 1854)
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Amphibalanus inexpectatus''
(Pilsbry, 1916)
*''
Amphibalanus peruvianus
''Amphibalanus'' is a genus of barnacle of the family Balanidae that includes species formerly assigned to ''Balanus''. It contains the following species:
*'' Amphibalanus amphitrite'' (Darwin, 1854)
*†'' Amphibalanus caboblanquensis'' (Weisbo ...
''
(Pilsbry, 1909)
*†''
Amphibalanus playagrandensis''
(Weisbord, 1966) (extinct)
*''
Amphibalanus poecilotheca''
(Kruger, 1911)
*†''
Amphibalanus reflexus''
(Zullo, 1984) (extinct)
*''
Amphibalanus reticulatus''
(Utinomi, 1967)
*''
Amphibalanus rhizophorae
''Amphibalanus'' is a genus of barnacle of the family Balanidae that includes species formerly assigned to ''Balanus''. It contains the following species:
*'' Amphibalanus amphitrite'' (Darwin, 1854)
*†'' Amphibalanus caboblanquensis'' (Weisbo ...
''
(Ren & Liu, 1989)
*''
Amphibalanus salaami
''Amphibalanus'' is a genus of barnacle of the family Balanidae that includes species formerly assigned to ''Balanus''. It contains the following species:
*'' Amphibalanus amphitrite'' (Darwin, 1854)
*†'' Amphibalanus caboblanquensis'' (Weisbo ...
''
(Nilsson-Cantell, 1932)
*''
Amphibalanus subalbidus
''Amphibalanus'' is a genus of barnacle of the family Balanidae that includes species formerly assigned to ''Balanus''. It contains the following species:
*'' Amphibalanus amphitrite'' (Darwin, 1854)
*†'' Amphibalanus caboblanquensis'' (Weisbo ...
''
(Henry, 1973)
*''
Amphibalanus thailandicus
''Amphibalanus'' is a genus of barnacle of the family Balanidae that includes species formerly assigned to ''Balanus''. It contains the following species:
*'' Amphibalanus amphitrite'' (Darwin, 1854)
*†'' Amphibalanus caboblanquensis'' (Weisbo ...
''
(Puspasari, Yamaguchi & Angsupanich, 2001)
*''
Amphibalanus variegatus
''Amphibalanus'' is a genus of barnacle of the family Balanidae that includes species formerly assigned to ''Balanus''. It contains the following species:
*'' Amphibalanus amphitrite'' (Darwin, 1854)
*†'' Amphibalanus caboblanquensis'' (Weisbo ...
''
(Darwin, 1854)
*''
Amphibalanus venustus
''Amphibalanus'' is a genus of barnacle of the family Balanidae that includes species formerly assigned to ''Balanus''. It contains the following species:
*'' Amphibalanus amphitrite'' (Darwin, 1854)
*†'' Amphibalanus caboblanquensis'' (Weisbo ...
''
(Darwin, 1854)
*''
Amphibalanus zhujiangensis
''Amphibalanus'' is a genus of barnacle of the family Balanidae that includes species formerly assigned to ''Balanus''. It contains the following species:
*'' Amphibalanus amphitrite'' (Darwin, 1854)
*†'' Amphibalanus caboblanquensis'' (Weisbo ...
''
(Ren, 1989)
References
External links
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