Balanidae

Balanidae

Balanidae

Family of barnacles

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.[2][3]

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Genera

These genera belong to the family Balanidae:[3]

  • Acasta Leach, 1817
  • Actinobalanus Moroni, 1967
  • Amphibalanus Pitombo, 2004
  • Archiacasta Kolbasov, 1993
  • Armatobalanus Hoek, 1913
  • Arossia Newman, 1982
  • Austromegabalanus Newman, 1979
  • Balanus Costa, 1778 (barnacle)
  • Bathybalanus Hoek, 1913
  • Bryozobia Ross & Newman, 1996
  • Chesaconcavus Zullo, 1992
  • Chirona Gray, 1835
  • Concavus 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 Hoek, 1913
  • Membranobalanus Hoek, 1913
  • Menesiniella Newman, 1982
  • Microporatria Van Syoc & Newman, 2010
  • Multatria Van Syoc & Newman, 2010
  • Neoacasta Kolbasov, 1993
  • Notobalanus Newman & Ross, 1976
  • Notomegabalanus 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
  • † Palaeobalanus Buckeridge, 1983
  • † Paractinobalanus Carriol, 2008
  • † Porobalanus Buckeridge, 2015
  • † Zullobalanus Buckeridge, 1989
  • † Zulloconcavus Carriol, 2000

References

  1. [1]
    Leach, W. E. (1817). Distribution systématique de la classe Cirripède. Journal de Physique de Chimie et d’Histoire Naturelle, 85, 67– 69.
  2. [2]
    Chan, Benny K. K.; Dreyer, Niklas; Gale, Andy S.; Glenner, Henrik; et al. (2021). "The evolutionary diversity of barnacles, with an updated classification of fossil and living forms". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 193 (3): 789–846. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaa160. hdl:11250/2990967.
  3. [3]
    "World Register of Marine Species, family Balanidae". Retrieved 2021-08-23.
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