Balanidae Explained

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