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Family: Archaeobalanidae



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88 species (see list below)
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Acasta alcyonica
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Acasta apertura
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Acasta armata
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Acasta conica
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Acasta coriolis
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Acasta cyathus
[Sponge barnacle]
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Acasta echinata
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Acasta fenestrata
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Acasta flexuosa
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Acasta hirsuta
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Acasta idiopoma
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Acasta japonica
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Acasta newmani
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Acasta perforata
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Acasta purpurata
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Acasta spinosa
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Acasta spongites
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Acasta sulcata
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Archiacasta fragilis
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Archiacasta hainanensis
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Archiacasta membranacea
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Archiacasta spinitergum
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Archiacasta tenuivalvata
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Armatobalanus allium
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Armatobalanus arcuatus
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Armatobalanus cepa
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Armatobalanus nefrens
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Armatobalanus quadrivittatus
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Armatobalanus terebratus
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Bryozobia synaptos
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Max. Length 6.5 cm WD
 
Chirona alaskana
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Chirona evermanni
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Max. Length 3 cm WD
 
Chirona hameri
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Chirona krugeri
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Chirona taiwanensis
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Chirona tenuis
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Conopea calceolus
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Conopea canaliculatus
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Conopea cymbiformis
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Conopea dentifer
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Conopea folliculus
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Photo by O'Keefe, Jo

Western Atlantic and East

Conopea galeata (Linnaeus, 1771)

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Conopea galeata
[Seawhip barnacle]
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Conopea granulata
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Conopea merrilli
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Conopea mjobergi
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Conopea navicula
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Conopea sinensis
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Conopea squamosa
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Eoatria quinquevittatus
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Euacasta aculeata
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Euacasta antipathidis
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Euacasta ctenodentia
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Euacasta dofleini
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Euacasta microforamina
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Euacasta porata
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Euacasta sporillus
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Euacasta zuiho
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Hesperibalanus hesperius
[Crab barnacle]
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Membranobalanus brachialis
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Membranobalanus costatus
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Membranobalanus cuneiformis
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Membranobalanus declivis
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Membranobalanus longirostrum
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Membranobalanus nebrias
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Membranobalanus orcutti
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Membranobalanus robinae
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Multatria filigranus
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Neoacasta coriobasis
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Neoacasta glans
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Neoacasta laevigata
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Pectinoacasta pectinipes
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Pectinoacasta sculptura
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Photo by Scott, Sue

Eastern Pacific, Northern

Semibalanus balanoides (Linnaeus, 1767)

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Semibalanus balanoides
[Northern rock barnacle]
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Semibalanus cariosus
[Thatched barnacle]
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Solidobalanus auricoma
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Solidobalanus cidaricola
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Solidobalanus ciliatus
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Solidobalanus compressus
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Solidobalanus echinoplacis
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Solidobalanus engbergi
[Hydrocoral barnacle]
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Solidobalanus fallax
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Solidobalanus hawaiensis
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Solidobalanus maldivensis
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Solidobalanus pseudauricoma
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Solidobalanus socialis
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Striatobalanus amaryllis
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Striatobalanus bimae
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Striatobalanus tenuis
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Acasta alcyonica Western Central Pacific 1991
Acasta apertura Western Central Pacific 1991
Acasta armata Indo-West Pacific. 1921
Acasta conica Indo-West Pacific 1913
Acasta coriolis Western Central Pacific 1991
Acasta cyathus Sponge barnacle Indo-West Pacific and the 1854
Acasta echinata Indo-West Pacific. 1937
Acasta fenestrata Indo-West Pacific. 1854
Acasta flexuosa Northwest Pacific 1931
Acasta hirsuta Indo-West Pacific 1916
Acasta idiopoma Indo-West Pacific 1912
Acasta japonica Indo-West Pacific. 1911
Acasta newmani Eastern Central Pacific 1999
Acasta perforata Western Central Pacific 1991
Acasta purpurata Indo-West Pacific. 1854
Acasta spinosa Northwest Pacific 1939
Acasta spongites Indo-West Pacific, Northe 1791
Acasta sulcata Indo-West Pacific. 1818
Archiacasta fragilis Northwest Pacific 1984
Archiacasta hainanensis Western Central Pacific 1984
Archiacasta membranacea Indo-West Pacific 1924
Archiacasta spinitergum Western Pacific. 1931
Archiacasta tenuivalvata Northwest Pacific 1947
Armatobalanus allium Indo-West Pacific. 1854
Armatobalanus arcuatus Indo-West Pacific 1913
Armatobalanus cepa Indo-West Pacific. 1854
Armatobalanus nefrens Indo-West Pacific. 1963
Armatobalanus quadrivittatus Indo-West Pacific. 1854
Armatobalanus terebratus Indo-West Pacific. 1854
Bryozobia synaptos Western Indian Ocean 1996
Chirona alaskana Northeast Pacific 6.5 WD 1990
Chirona evermanni Northeast Pacific 1907
Chirona hameri Northeast Atlantic. Temp 3 WD 1767
Chirona krugeri Northwest Pacific 1916
Chirona taiwanensis Northwest Pacific 1939
Chirona tenuis Indo-West Pacific. 1883
Conopea calceolus Indo-West Pacific, Southe 1758
Conopea canaliculatus Northwest Pacific 1978
Conopea cymbiformis Indo-West Pacific. 1854
Conopea dentifer Western Pacific. 1922
Conopea folliculus Western Central Pacific 1937
Conopea galeata Seawhip barnacle Western Atlantic and East 1771
Conopea granulata Western Pacific. 1937
Conopea merrilli Western Indian and Wester 1966
Conopea mjobergi Eastern Indian Ocean 1916
Conopea navicula Indo-West Pacific. 1854
Conopea sinensis Northwest Pacific 1978
Conopea squamosa Western Central Pacific 1991
Eoatria quinquevittatus Indo-West Pacific 1913
Euacasta aculeata Western Central Pacific 1921
Euacasta antipathidis Indo-West Australia 1916
Euacasta ctenodentia Western Central Pacific 1972
Euacasta dofleini Indo-West Pacific. 1911
Euacasta microforamina Western Central Pacific 1970
Euacasta porata Indo-West Pacific. 1921
Euacasta sporillus Northwest Pacific 1854
Euacasta zuiho Indo-West Pacific 1936
Hesperibalanus hesperius Crab barnacle Canada 1916
Membranobalanus brachialis Western Central Pacific 1972
Membranobalanus costatus Western Central Atlantic 1983
Membranobalanus cuneiformis Western Pacific 1936
Membranobalanus declivis Western Indian and Wester 1854
Membranobalanus longirostrum Indo-West Pacific. 1913
Membranobalanus nebrias Eastern Pacific 1973
Membranobalanus orcutti Indo-West Pacific. 1907
Membranobalanus robinae Eastern Central Pacific 1988
Multatria filigranus Indo-West Pacific 1916
Neoacasta coriobasis Western Pacific 1947
Neoacasta glans Indo-West Pacific. 1818
Neoacasta laevigata Indo-West Pacific. 1825
Pectinoacasta pectinipes Indo-West Pacific. 1912
Pectinoacasta sculptura Western Pacific 1931
Semibalanus balanoides Northern rock barnacle Eastern Pacific, Northern 1767
Semibalanus cariosus Thatched barnacle Eastern Pacific 1788
Solidobalanus auricoma Western Atlantic, Indo-We 1913
Solidobalanus cidaricola Northwest Pacific 1978
Solidobalanus ciliatus Indo-West Pacific. 1913
Solidobalanus compressus Western Indian Ocean 1913
Solidobalanus echinoplacis Indo-West Pacific 1936
Solidobalanus engbergi Hydrocoral barnacle Eastern Pacific 1921
Solidobalanus fallax Northeast Atlantic. 1927
Solidobalanus hawaiensis Pacific Ocean. 1916
Solidobalanus maldivensis Indo-West Pacific 1903
Solidobalanus pseudauricoma Western Pacific 1931
Solidobalanus socialis Indo-West Pacific. 1883
Striatobalanus amaryllis Indo-West Pacific and Nor 1854
Striatobalanus bimae Indo-West Pacific 1913
Striatobalanus tenuis Indo-West Pacific 1883



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