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Balanidae Leach, 1817

AphiaID

106057 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:106057)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Balanoidea Leach, 1817

Direct children (21)
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Subfamily Amphibalaninae Pitombo, 2004

  » Genus Amphibalanus Pitombo, 2004
  » Genus Fistulobalanus Zullo, 1984
  » Genus Tetrabalanus Cornwall, 1941

Subfamily Balaninae

  » Genus Balanus Costa, 1778
  » Genus Tamiosoma Conrad, 1857
  » Genus Zulloa Ross & Newman, 1996

Subfamily Concavinae

  » Genus Arossia Newman, 1982
  » Genus Chesaconcavus
  » Genus Concavus Newman, 1982
  » Genus Menesiniella Newman, 1982
  » Genus Paraconcavus Zullo, 1992
  » Genus Perforatus Pitombo, 2004

Subfamily Megabalaninae

  » Genus Austromegabalanus Newman, 1979
  » Genus Fosterella Buckeridge, 1983
  » Genus Megabalanus Hoek, 1913
  » Genus Notomegabalanus Newman, 1979
  » Genus Fosterela Buckeridge, 1983 accepted as Fosterella Buckeridge, 1983 (name misspelled, should be Fosterella not Fosterela)

Environment

marine

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

WoRMS (2019). Balanidae Leach, 1817. Accessed at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=106057 on 2019-10-23

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

Southward, Alan

2005-03-30 08:09:10Z

changed

Cuvelier, Daphne

2010-10-22 06:14:53Z

checked

Chan, Benny K.K.

2017-11-07 05:50:04Z

changed

Chan, Benny K.K.

Licensing

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basis of record Southward, A.J. (2001). Cirripedia - non-parasitic Thoracica, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 280-283 (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source Hayward, P.J.; Ryland, J.S. (Ed.). (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK. ISBN 0-19-857356-1. 627 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]