The Balanidae comprise a family 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 erosiv ...
s of the order
Balanomorpha
The Balanomorpha are an order of barnacles, containing familiar acorn barnacles of the seashore. The order contains these families:
* Austrobalanidae Newman & Ross, 1976
* Balanidae Leach, 1817 (acorn barnacles)
* Bathylasmatidae Newman & Ro ...
. As a result of research published in 2021 by Chan et al., the members of the family Archaeobalanidae were merged with this family.
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Genera
These genera belong to the family Balanidae:[
* '' Acasta'' Leach, 1817
* '' Actinobalanus'' Moroni, 1967
* '']Amphibalanus
''Amphibalanus'' is a genus of barnacle of the family Balanidae
The Balanidae comprise a family of barnacles of the order Balanomorpha
The Balanomorpha are an order of barnacles, containing familiar acorn barnacles of the seashore. The ord ...
'' Pitombo, 2004
* '' Archiacasta'' Kolbasov, 1993
* ''Armatobalanus
''Armatobalanus'' is a genus of crustacean in family Balanidae
The Balanidae comprise a family of barnacles of the order Balanomorpha
The Balanomorpha are an order of barnacles, containing familiar acorn barnacles of the seashore. The orde ...
'' Hoek, 1913
* ''Arossia
''Arossia'' is a genus of barnacles belonging to the family Balanidae
The Balanidae comprise a family of barnacles of the order Balanomorpha
The Balanomorpha are an order of barnacles, containing familiar acorn barnacles of the seashore. T ...
'' Newman, 1982
* ''Austromegabalanus
''Austromegabalanus'' is a genus of giant barnacles. It contains both extant and extinct species.
Species
*'' Austromegabalanus carrioli'' Collareta ''et al.'', 2019
*'' Austromegabalanus cylindricus'' (Gmelin, 1780)Branch, G.M., Branch, M.L, Gr ...
'' Newman, 1979
* ''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 wit ...
'' Costa, 1778 (barnacle)
* '' Bathybalanus'' Hoek, 1913
* '' Bryozobia'' Ross & Newman, 1996
* '' Chesaconcavus'' Zullo, 1992
* ''Chirona
''Chirona'' is a genus of acorn barnacles in the family Balanidae
The Balanidae comprise a family of barnacles of the order Balanomorpha
The Balanomorpha are an order of barnacles, containing familiar acorn barnacles of the seashore. The o ...
'' Gray, 1835
* ''Concavus
''Concavus'' is a genus of barnacles.
Species
, WoRMS recognizes the following two species:
* '' Concavus concavus'' (Bronn, 1831) — Pliocene–early Pleistocene; Western Europe.
* '' Concavus crassostricola'' Zullo, 1984 — Early Miocene; ...
'' Newman, 1982
* '' Conopea'' Say, 1822
* '' Eoatria'' Van Syoc & Newman, 2010
* '' Euacasta'' Kolbasov, 1993
* '' Fistulobalanus'' Zullo, 1984
* '' Fosterella'' Buckeridge, 1983
* '' Hesperibalanus'' Pilsbry, 1916
* '' Hexacreusia'' Zullo, 1961
* ''Megabalanus
''Megabalanus'' is a genus of barnacles in the family Balanidae. Members of the genus grow to in length and inhabit the lower intertidal zone.
Morphology
''Megabalanus'' is an acorn barnacle, a sessile crustacean that secretes a calcium carbon ...
'' Hoek, 1913
* '' Membranobalanus'' Hoek, 1913
* ''Menesiniella
''Menesiniella'' is a genus of the barnacle family Balanidae
The Balanidae comprise a family of barnacles of the order Balanomorpha
The Balanomorpha are an order of barnacles, containing familiar acorn barnacles of the seashore. The order ...
'' Newman, 1982
* '' Microporatria'' Van Syoc & Newman, 2010
* '' Multatria'' Van Syoc & Newman, 2010
* '' Neoacasta'' Kolbasov, 1993
* ''Notobalanus
''Notobalanus'' is a genus of acorn barnacles in the family Balanidae
The Balanidae comprise a family of barnacles of the order Balanomorpha
The Balanomorpha are an order of barnacles, containing familiar acorn barnacles of the seashore. T ...
'' Newman & Ross, 1976
* ''Notomegabalanus
''Notomegabalanus'' is a genus of acorn barnacles in the family Balanidae
The Balanidae comprise a family of barnacles of the order Balanomorpha
The Balanomorpha are an order of barnacles, containing familiar acorn barnacles of the seashor ...
'' Newman, 1979
* '' Paraconcavus'' Zullo, 1992
* '' Pectinoacasta'' Kolbasov, 1993
* '' Perforatus'' Pitombo, 2004
* '' Poratria'' Van Syoc & Newman, 2010
* '' Pseudoacasta'' Nilsson-Cantell, 1930
* '' Semibalanus'' Pilsbry, 1916
* '' Solidobalanus'' Hoek, 1913
* '' Striatobalanus'' Hoek, 1913
* '' Tamiosoma'' Conrad, 1857
* '' Tasmanobalanus'' Buckeridge, 1983
* '' Tetrabalanus'' Cornwall, 1941
* '' Wanella'' Anderson, 1993
* '' Zulloa'' Ross & Newman, 1996
* '' Zulloana'' Pitombo & Ross, 2002
* † '' Alessandriella'' Carriol & Cahuzac, 2001
* † '' Archaeobalanus'' Menesini, 1971
* † '' Kathpalmeria'' Ross, 1965
* † '' Paleobalanus'' Buckeridge, 1983
* † '' Paractinobalanus'' Carriol, 2008
* † '' Porobalanus'' Buckeridge, 2015
* † '' Zullobalanus'' Buckeridge, 1989
* † '' Zulloconcavus'' Carriol, 2000
References
External links
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Barnacles
Crustacean families
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