119 Species in Family Balanidae
Nominal species list for Balanidae
Scientific Name Author English Name
Amphibalanus amphitrite (Darwin, 1854) Purple acorn barnacle
Amphibalanus cirratus (Darwin, 1854)
Amphibalanus eburneus (Gould, 1841)
Amphibalanus improvisus (Darwin, 1854)
Amphibalanus inexpectatus (Pilsbry, 1916)
Amphibalanus peruvianus (Pilsbry, 1909)
Amphibalanus poecilotheca (Kruger, 1911)
Amphibalanus reticulatus (Utinomi, 1967)
Amphibalanus rhizophorae (Ren & Liu, 1989)
Amphibalanus salaami (Nilsson-Cantell, 1932)
Amphibalanus subalbidus (Henry, 1973)
Amphibalanus thailandicus (Puspasari, Yamaguchi & Angsupanich, 2001)
Amphibalanus variegatus (Darwin, 1854)
Amphibalanus venustus (Darwin, 1854)
Amphibalanus zhujiangensis (Ren, 1989)
Arossia eyerdami (Henry, 1960)
Arossia henryae (Newman, 1982) Ribbed barnacle
Arossia panamensis (Rogers, 1948)
Austromegabalanus cylindricus (Gmelin, 1780)
Austromegabalanus isolde (Holthius & Silvertsen, 1967)
Austromegabalanus nigrescens (Lamarck, 1818)
Austromegabalanus psittacus (Molina, 1788) Giant barnacle
Austromegabalanus zulloi Newman, 1979
Balanus albicostatus Pilsbry, 1916 Acorn barnacle
Balanus amaraquaticus Yamaguchi, 1980
Balanus aquila Pilsbry, 1907
Balanus balanus (Linnaeus, 1758) Rough barnacle
Balanus calidus Pilsbry, 1916
Balanus campbelli Filhol,
Balanus cantelli Newman, 1982
Balanus citerosum Henry, 1973
Balanus corolliformis Hoek, 1883
Balanus crenatus Bruguière, 1789 Crenate barnacle
Balanus decorus Darwin, 1854
Balanus dentivarians Henry, 1973
Balanus engbergi unspecified
Balanus flos unspecified
Balanus flosculoidus Kolosváry, 1962
Balanus gizellae Kolosváry, 1967
Balanus glandula Darwin, 1854 Common acorn barnacle
Balanus hoekianus unspecified
Balanus kondakovi Tarasov & Zevina, 1957
Balanus laevis Bruguiere, 1789 Delicate barnacle
Balanus littoralis Ren & Liu, 1978
Balanus merrilli unspecified
Balanus minutus Hoek, 1913
Balanus mirabilis Krüger, 1912
Balanus nubilis unspecified Giant acorn barnacle
Balanus nubilus Darwin, 1854
Balanus pacificus unspecified
Balanus pallidus Darwin, 1854
Balanus parkeri Zullo, 1967
Balanus patellaris (Spengler, 1780)
Balanus patelliformis Bruguière, 1789
Balanus pentacrini Hoek, 1913
Balanus peocilotheca Krüger, 1911
Balanus perforatus Bruguière, 1789
Balanus peruvianus Pilsbry, 1909
Balanus poecilus Darwin, 1854
Balanus pulchellus Ren, 1989
Balanus regalis Pilsbry, 1916
Balanus reticulatus Utinomi, 1967 Striped barnacle
Balanus rostratus Hoek, 1883 Rostrate barnacle
Balanus spongicola Brown, 1827
Balanus suturaltus Henry, 1973
Balanus trigonus Darwin, 1854 Triangle barnacle
Balanus tuboperforatus Kolosváry, 1962
Balanus tumorifer Kolosváry, 1962
Balanus uliginosus Utinomi, 1967
Balanus vestitus Darwin, 1854
Concavus crassostricola Zullo, 1984
Elminius kingii King, 1831 Fjord barnacle
Elminius modestus Darwin, 1854
Elminius plicatus Gray, 1854
Elminius simplex Darwin,
Fistulobalanus abeli (Lami & André, 1932)
Fistulobalanus albicostatus (Pilsbry, 1916)
Fistulobalanus citerosum (Henry, 1973)
Fistulobalanus dentivarians (Henry, 1973)
Fistulobalanus kondakovi (Tarasov & Zevina, 1957)
Fistulobalanus patelliformis (Bruguière, 1789)
Fistulobalanus sumbawaensis Prabowo & Yamaguchi, 2005
Fistulobalanus suturaltus (Henry, 1973)
Megabalanus ajax (Darwin, 1854)
Megabalanus antillensis (Pilsbry, 1916)
Megabalanus azoricus Pilsbry, 1916 Azorean barnacle
Megabalanus californicus (Pilsbry, 1916) California barnacle
Megabalanus clippertonensis Zullo, 1969
Megabalanus coccopoma (Darwin, 1854) Titan acorn barnacle
Megabalanus concinnus (Darwin, 1854) Red speckled barnacle
Megabalanus costatus (Hoek, 1913)
Megabalanus crispatus (Schroter, 1786)
Megabalanus dorbignii (Chenu, 1843)
Megabalanus galapaganus (Pilsbry, 1916)
Megabalanus occator (Darwin, 1854)
Megabalanus peninsularis (Pilsbry, 1916)
Megabalanus plicatus (Hoek, 1913)
Megabalanus psittacus Molina, 1782
Megabalanus rosa (Pilsbry, 1916) Rose barnacle
Megabalanus spinosus (Gmelin, 1791)
Megabalanus stultus (Darwin, 1854)
Megabalanus tanagrae (Pilsbry, 1928)
Megabalanus tintinnabulum (Linnaeus, 1758)
Megabalanus tulipiformis (Ellis, 1758)
Megabalanus validus (Darwin, 1854)
Megabalanus vesiculosus (Darwin, 1854)
Megabalanus vinaceus (Darwin, 1854)
Megabalanus volcano (Pilsbry, 1916)
Megabalanus xishaensis Ren Xianqiu & Liu, 1979
Megabalanus zebra (Darwin, 1854)
Menesiniella aquila (Pilsbry, 1916)
Menesiniella regalis (Pilsbry, 1916)
Notomegabalanus algicola (Pilsbry, 1916) White dwarf barnacle
Notomegabalanus campbelli (Filhol, 1885)
Notomegabalanus decorus (Darwin, 1854)
Notomegabalanus krakatauensis (Nilsson-Cantell, 1934)
Paraconcavus mexicanus (Henry, 1941)
Paraconcavus pacificus (Pilsbry, 1916) Pacific acorn barnacle
Tetrabalanus polygenus Cornwall, 1941
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