Balanidae


The Balanidae is 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 Balanidae:Acasta Leach, 1817Actinobalanus Moroni, 1967Amphibalanus Pitombo, 2004Archiacasta Kolbasov, 1993Armatobalanus Hoek, 1913Arossia Newman, 1982Austromegabalanus Newman, 1979Balanus Costa, 1778 Bathybalanus Hoek, 1913Bryozobia Ross & Newman, 1996Chesaconcavus Zullo, 1992Chirona Gray, 1835Concavus Newman, 1982Conopea Say, 1822Eoatria Van Syoc & Newman, 2010Euacasta Kolbasov, 1993Fistulobalanus Zullo, 1984Fosterella Buckeridge, 1983Hesperibalanus Pilsbry, 1916Hexacreusia Zullo, 1961Megabalanus Hoek, 1913Membranobalanus Hoek, 1913Menesiniella Newman, 1982Microporatria Van Syoc & Newman, 2010Multatria Van Syoc & Newman, 2010Neoacasta Kolbasov, 1993Notobalanus Newman & Ross, 1976Notomegabalanus Newman, 1979Paraconcavus Zullo, 1992Pectinoacasta Kolbasov, 1993Perforatus Pitombo, 2004Poratria Van Syoc & Newman, 2010Pseudoacasta Nilsson-Cantell, 1930Semibalanus Pilsbry, 1916Solidobalanus Hoek, 1913Striatobalanus Hoek, 1913Tamiosoma Conrad, 1857Tasmanobalanus Buckeridge, 1983Tetrabalanus Cornwall, 1941Wanella Anderson, 1993Zulloa Ross & Newman, 1996Zulloana 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