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Balanidae
Taxonomy
Balanidae was named by Leach (1817). It is extant. Its type is Balanus.
It was assigned to Thoracica by Martin (1904); to Balanomorpha by Ross and Newman (1967) and Wilson (1983); to Chionolasmatoidea by Jones (2007); and to Balanoidea by Zullo (1992), McLaughlin et al. (2005) and Chan et al. (2021).
It was assigned to Thoracica by Martin (1904); to Balanomorpha by Ross and Newman (1967) and Wilson (1983); to Chionolasmatoidea by Jones (2007); and to Balanoidea by Zullo (1992), McLaughlin et al. (2005) and Chan et al. (2021).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1817 | Balanidae Leach |
| 1904 | Balanidae Martin p. 94 |
| 1967 | Balanidae Ross and Newman p. 3 |
| 1976 | Archaeobalanidae Newman and Ross |
| 1979 | Archaeobalanidae Zullo and Baum p. 240 |
| 1982 | Archaeobalanidae Zullo p. 6 |
| 1983 | Balanidae Wilson p. 486 |
| 1985 | Archaeobalanidae Zullo and Kite p. 11 |
| 1992 | Balanidae Zullo p. 3 |
| 2005 | Archaeobalanidae McLaughlin et al. p. 42 |
| 2005 | Balanidae McLaughlin et al. p. 42 |
| 2007 | Archaeobalanidae Jones p. 294 |
| 2007 | Balanidae Jones p. 294 |
| 2021 | Balanidae Chan et al. |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Fm. Balanidae Leach 1817
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Subfm. Acastinae Kolbasov 1993
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Subfm. Archaeobalaninae Newman and Ross 1976
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G. †Actinobalanus Moroni 1867
G. Archaeobalanus Menesini 1971
G. Bathybalanus Hoek 1913
G. Chirona Gray 1835
G. Conopea Say 1822
G. Hesperibalanus Pilsbry 1916
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Balanus (Hesperibalanus) hesperius Pilsbry 1916
†Balanus (Hesperibalanus) proinus Woodring and Bramlette 1950
†Balanus (Hesperibalanus) unguiformis Sowerby 1846
†Hesperibalanus huddlestuni Zullo and Kite 1985
†Solidobalanus (Hesperibalanus) cornwalli Zullo 1966
†Solidobalanus (Hesperibalanus) kellumi Zullo and Baum 1979
†Solidobalanus (Hesperibalanus) sookensis Cornwall 1927
G. †Palaeobalanus
G. Striatobalanus Hoek 1913
Subfm. Balaninae Leach 1817
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G. Balanus Da Costa 1778 [barnacle]
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Balanus amaryllis Darwin 1854
Balanus amphitrite Darwin 1854
†Balanus asteroides Bohm 1926
†Balanus bloxhamensis Weisbord 1966
Balanus calidus Pilsbry 1916
†Balanus cantelli Newman 1982
Balanus crenatus Bruguière 1789
Balanus eburneus Gould 1841
Balanus glandula Darwin 1854
†Balanus halosydne Zullo et al. 1992
†Balanus humilis Conrad 1846
†Balanus imitator Zullo 1984
Balanus improvisus Darwin 1854
†Balanus leonensis Weisbord 1966
†Balanus niveus Darwin 1854
Balanus nubilus Darwin 1854
†Balanus ochlockonensis Weisbord 1966
†Balanus ornatus Ponzi 1876
†Balanus polyporus Pilsbry 1924
Balanus reticulatus Utinomi 1967
Balanus rostratus Hoek 1883
†Balanus scutorum Seguenza 1876
†Balanus silverdalensis Zull 1984
Balanus subalbidus Henry 1974
Balanus trigonus Darwin 1854
†Balanus vadaszi Kolosvary 1949
Balanus venustus Darwin 1854
G. Elminius
G. Tamiosoma Conrad 1856
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†Tamiosoma advena Zullo 1992
†Tamiosoma gregaria Conrad 1856
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Invalid names: Balanus estrellanus Conrad 1857 [synonym], Menesiniella aquila Pilsbry 1907 [synonym]
Tamiosoma regalis Pilsbry 1916
G. †Zulloa Ross and Newman 1996
Subfm. Concavinae Zullo 1992
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G. †Alessandriella Carriol and Cahuzac 2001
G. Arossia Newman 1982
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†Arossia ashleyensis Zullo 1986
†Arossia aurae Zullo 1992
†Arossia bohaska Kline 1997
†Arossia cummembrana Kline 1997
†Arossia glyptopoma Pilsbry 1916
†Arossia newmani Zullo 1992
†Arossia panamensis Rogers 1948
Arossia panamensis eyerdami Henry 1960
†Arossia rubra Zullo 1992
†Arossia sendaicus Hatai et al. 1976
G. †Chesaconcavus Zullo 1992
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†Chesaconcavus belgradensis Zullo 1984
†Chesaconcavus chesapeakensis Pilsbry 1916
†Chesaconcavus myosulcatus Zullo 1992
†Chesaconcavus proteus Conrad 1834
†Chesaconcavus rossi Zullo 1992
†Chesaconcavus santamaria Zullo 1992
†Chesaconcavus tamiamiensis Ross 1965
G. Concavus Newman 1982
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†Balanus concavus chesapeakensis Pilsbry 1916
Subg. Concavus (Menesiniella) Newman 1982
†Concavus concavus Bronn 1831
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†Balanus concavus proteus Conrad 1834
†Balanus concavus rariseptatus Pilsbry 1918
†Concavus crassostricola Zullo 1984
†Concavus rubsecens Seguenza 1876
G. Menesiniella Newman 1982
G. Paraconcavus Zullo 1992
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†Paraconcavus margaritanus Zullo 1992
Paraconcavus mexicanus Henry 1941
†Paraconcavus neusensis Zullo and Miller 1986
†Paraconcavus newsensis Zullo and Miller 1991
Paraconcavus pacificus Pilsbry 1916
†Paraconcavus prebrevicalcar Ross 1964
†Paraconcavus rooseveltensis Kline 1997
†Paraconcavus talquinensis Weisbord 1966
G. †Zulloconcavus Carriol 2000
Subfm. Megabalaninae Newman 1979
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G. †Fosterella
G. Megabalanus Hoek 1913
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†Balanus (Megabalanus) wilsoni Zullo 1969
Megabalanus tintinnabulum Linnaeus 1758
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†Balanus tintinnabulum californicus Pilsbry 1916
Invalid names: Balanus coosensis Dall 1909 [synonym]
G. †Notomegabalanus Newman 1979
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Notomegabalanus decorus Darwin 1854
†Notomegabalanus decorus ronarchensis Carriol 1992
G. †Tasmanobalanus
Invalid names: Archaeobalanidae Newman and Ross 1976 [synonym], Creusiinae Baluck and Radwanski 1967 [empty], Emersoninae Ross and Newman 1967 [empty], Wanellinae Chan et al. 2021 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available