The Balanomorpha are an
order
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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 erosive ...
s, containing familiar
acorn barnacle
Acorn barnacle and acorn shell are vernacular names for certain types of stalkless barnacles, generally excluding stalked or gooseneck barnacles. As adults they are typically cone-shaped, symmetrical, and attached to rocks or other fixed objects ...
s of the seashore. The order contains these families:
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* Austrobalanidae Newman & Ross, 1976
* ]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 ...
Leach, 1817 (acorn barnacles)
* Bathylasmatidae Newman & Ross, 1971
* Catophragmidae
The Catophragmidae are a family of barnacles in the superfamily Chthamaloidea with eight shell wall plates ( rostrum, carina, paired rostrolatera, carinolatera I and carinolatera II), surrounded by several whorls of imbricating plates. The ...
Utinomi, 1968
* Chelonibiidae
Chelonibiidae is a family of turtle barnacles in the order Balanomorpha. There are at least three genera and about eight described species in Chelonibiidae.
Genera
These genera belong to the family Chelonibiidae:
* ''Chelonibia
''Chelonibia' ...
Pilsbry, 1916 (turtle barnacles)
* Chionelasmatidae
Chionelasmatidae is a family of barnacles belonging to the order Balanomorpha.
Genera:
* '' Chionelasmus'' Pilsbry, 1911
* ''Eochionelasmus
''Eochionelasmus'' is a genus of symmetrical sessile barnacles in the family Chionelasmatidae. There ...
Buckeridge, 1983
* Chthamalidae
The Chthamalidae are a family of chthamaloid barnacles, living entirely in intertidal/subtidal habitats, characterized by a primary shell wall of eight, six, or four plates, lacking imbricating plate whorls, and either membraneous or more rare ...
Darwin, 1854 (star barnacles)
* Coronulidae Leach, 1817 (whale barnacles)
* Elminiidae Foster, 1982
* Pachylasmatidae Utinomi, 1968
* Pyrgomatidae Gray, 1825 (coral barnacle)
* Tetraclitidae Gruvel, 1903
* Waikalasmatidae Ross & Newman, 2001
* † Pachydiadematidae Chan et al., 2021
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Barnacles
Arthropod suborders
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