The Balanomorpha are an order 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 ...

s, containing familiar

acorn barnacle Acorn barnacle and acorn shell are Common name, vernacular names for certain types of stalkless barnacles, generally excluding goose barnacles, stalked or gooseneck barnacles. As adults they are typically cone-shaped, symmetrical, and attached to r ...

s of the seashore. The order contains these families: *

Austrobalanidae ''Austrobalanus'' is a genus of symmetrical sessile barnacles in the family Austrobalanidae, the sole genus of the family. There are at least three described species in ''Austrobalanus''. Species These species belong to the genus ''Austrobalanus ...

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 b ...

Utinomi, 1968 * Chelonibiidae Pilsbry, 1916 (turtle barnacles) * Chionelasmatidae 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 Whale barnacles are species of acorn barnacle that belong to the family (biology), family Coronulidae. They typically attach to baleen whales, and sometimes settle on toothed whales. The whale barnacles diverged from the turtle barnacles about t ...

Leach, 1817 (whale barnacles) * Elminiidae Foster, 1982 *

Pachylasmatidae Pachylasmatidae is a family of symmetrical sessile barnacles in the order Balanomorpha. There are about 10 genera and at least 30 described species in Pachylasmatidae. Genera These genera belong to the family Pachylasmatidae: * '' Atetrapachyla ...

Utinomi, 1968 *

Pyrgomatidae Pyrgomatidae is a family of barnacles 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 sha ...

Gray, 1825 (coral barnacle) * Tetraclitidae Gruvel, 1903 * Waikalasmatidae Ross & Newman, 2001 * † Pachydiadematidae Chan et al., 2021

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* Barnacles Arthropod suborders {{Maxillopoda-stub