WoRMS taxon details
Balanus Costa, 1778
- Species Balanus balanus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Balanus bloxhamensis Weisbord, 1966
- Species Balanus borsodensis Kolosváry, 1952
- Species Balanus calidus Pilsbry, 1916
- Species Balanus cantelli Newman, 1982
- Species Balanus chisletianus Sowerby, 1859
- Species Balanus citerosum Henry, 1973
- Species Balanus connelli Cornwall, 1927
- Species Balanus crenatus Bruguière, 1789
- Species Balanus curvirostratus Menesini, 1968
- Species Balanus darwinii Seguenza, 1876
- Species Balanus ecuadoricus Pilsbry & Olson, 1951
- Species Balanus engbergi Pilsbry, 1921
- Species Balanus flos Pilsbry, 1907
- Species Balanus flosculoidus Kolosváry, 1941
- Species Balanus gizellae Kolosváry, 1967
- Species Balanus glandula Darwin, 1854
- Species Balanus hoekianus Pilsbry, 1911
- Species Balanus hohmanni Philippi, 1887
- Species Balanus humilis Conrad, 1846
- Species Balanus imitator Zullo, 1984
- Species Balanus indicus Withers, 1923 †
- Species Balanus irradians Zullo & Guruswami-Naidu, 1982
- Species Balanus irregularis Broch, 1931
- Species Balanus kanakoffi Zullo, 1969
- Species Balanus laevis Bruguière, 1789
- Species Balanus laguairensis Weisbord, 1966
- Species Balanus leonensis Weisbord, 1966
- Species Balanus microstomus Philippi, 1887
- Species Balanus minutus Hoek, 1913
- Species Balanus mirabilis Krüger, 1912
- Species Balanus newburnensis Weisbord, 1966
- Species Balanus nodulus Carriol, 2008 †
- Species Balanus nubilus Darwin, 1854
- Species Balanus ochlockoneensis Weisbord, 1966
- Species Balanus pannonicus Kolosváry, 1952
- Species Balanus parkeri Zullo, 1967
- Species Balanus poecilus Darwin, 1854
- Species Balanus polyporus Pilbry, 1924
- Species Balanus provisoricus Kolosváry, 1961
- Species Balanus pulchellus Ren, 1989
- Species Balanus rhizophorae Ren & Liu in Ren, 1989
- Species Balanus roseus Lamarck, 1838
- Species Balanus rostratus Hoek, 1883
- Species Balanus sauntonensis Parfitt, 1871
- Species Balanus similis Weltner, 1922
- Species Balanus spongicola Brown, 1844
- Species Balanus tamiamiensis Ross, 1964
- Species Balanus trigonus Darwin, 1854
- Species Balanus tuboperforatus Kolosváry, 1962
- Species Balanus tumorifer Kolosváry, 1962
- Species Balanus vadaszi Kolosváry, 1949
- Species Balanus veneticensis Seguenza, 1876
- Species Balanus withersi Pilsbry, 1930
- Species Balanus zhujiangensis Ren, 1989
- Subgenus Balanus (Conopea) Say, 1822 accepted as Conopea Say, 1822
- Species Balanus (Conopea) granulatus Hiro, 1937 accepted as Conopea granulata (Hiro, 1937)
- Subgenus Balanus (hesperius) Pilsbry, 1916 accepted as Solidobalanus Hoek, 1913
- Species Balanus (hesperius) hesperius Pilsbry, 1916 accepted as Solidobalanus hesperius (Pilsbry, 1916)
- Species Balanus alatus Hoek, 1913 accepted as Amphibalanus poecilotheca (Kruger, 1911) (Henry, Dora Priaulx, and Patsy A. McLaughlin. "The barnacles of the Balanus amphitrite complex (Cirripedia, Thoracica)." Zoologische verhandelingen 141.1 (1975): 1-254.)
- Species Balanus albicostatus Pilsbry, 1916 accepted as Fistulobalanus albicostatus (Pilsbry, 1916) (synonym)
- Species Balanus amaryllis Darwin, 1854 accepted as Striatobalanus amaryllis (Darwin, 1854) (generic re-assignment)
- Species Balanus amphitrite Darwin, 1854 accepted as Amphibalanus amphitrite (Darwin, 1854)
- Species Balanus aquila Pilsbry, 1916 accepted as Menesiniella aquila (Pilsbry, 1916)
- Species Balanus balanoides (Linnaeus, 1767) accepted as Semibalanus balanoides (Linnaeus, 1767) (Synonym)
- Species Balanus calceolus accepted as Conopea calceola (Ellis, 1758) (Synonym)
- Species Balanus campbelli Filhol, 1886 accepted as Notomegabalanus campbelli (Filhol, 1885) (generic reassignment)
- Species Balanus concavus Bronn, 1831 † accepted as Concavus concavus (Bronn, 1831) †
- Species Balanus decorus Darwin, 1854 accepted as Megabalanus decorus (Darwin, 1854) accepted as Notomegabalanus decorus (Darwin, 1854)
- Species Balanus dentivarians Henry, 1973 accepted as Fistulobalanus dentivarians (Henry, 1973) (generic re-assignment)
- Species Balanus eburneus Gould, 1841 accepted as Amphibalanus eburneus (Gould, 1841) (generic reassignment by Pitombo, 2004)
- Species Balanus eyerdami Henry, 1960 accepted as Arossia eyerdami (Henry, 1960)
- Species Balanus filigranus Broch, 1916 accepted as Multatria filigranus (Broch, 1916) (generic re-assignment)
- Species Balanus funiculorum Annandale, 1906 accepted as Eoatria funiculorum (Annandale, 1906) (generic re-assignment)
- Species Balanus hameri (Ascanius) accepted as Chirona hameri (Ascanius, 1767) (Synonym)
- Species Balanus hesperius Pilsbry, 1916 accepted as Solidobalanus hesperius (Pilsbry, 1916)
- Species Balanus improvisus Darwin, 1854 accepted as Amphibalanus improvisus (Darwin, 1854)
- Species Balanus indicus Nilsson-Cantell, 1932 accepted as Balanus cantelli Newman, 1982 (homonym of B. indicus Withers, 1923)
- Species Balanus isolde Holthuis & Sivertsen, 1967 accepted as Austromegabalanus isolde (Holthuis & Sivertsen, 1967) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Balanus kondakovi Tarasov & Zevina, 1957 accepted as Fistulobalanus kondakovi (Tarasov & Zevina, 1957) (generic re-assignment)
- Species Balanus merrilli Zullo, 1966 accepted as Conopea merrilli (Zullo, 1966) accepted as Solidobalanus merrilli (Zullo, 1966) (generic re-assignment)
- Species Balanus pacificus (Pilsbry, 1916) accepted as Paraconcavus pacificus (Pilsbry, 1916)
- Species Balanus pallidus Darwin, 1854 accepted as Fistulobalanus pallidus (Darwin, 1854) (generic re-assignment)
- Species Balanus panamensis Rogers, 1948 accepted as Arossia panamensis (Rogers, 1948)
- Species Balanus pentacrini Hoek, 1913 accepted as Bathybalanus pentacrini (Hoek, 1913) (generic re-assignment)
- Species Balanus perforatus Bruguière, 1789 accepted as Perforatus perforatus (Bruguière, 1789) (basionym)
- Species Balanus peruvianus Pilsbry, 1909 accepted as Amphibalanus peruvianus (Pilsbry, 1909)
- Species Balanus porcatus accepted as Balanus balanus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Synonym)
- Species Balanus quinquevittatus Hoek, 1913 accepted as Eoatria quinquevittatus (Hoek, 1913) (generic re-assignment)
- Species Balanus regalis Pilsbry, 1916 accepted as Menesiniella regalis (Pilsbry, 1916)
- Species Balanus reticulatus Utinomi, 1967 accepted as Amphibalanus reticulatus (Utinomi, 1967)
- Species Balanus subalbidus Henry, 1974 accepted as Amphibalanus subalbidus (Henry, 1973) (generic re-assignment)
- Species Balanus terebratus Darwin, 1854 accepted as Multatria terebratus (Darwin, 1854) (generic re-assignment)
- Species Balanus tintinnabulum (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Megabalanus tintinnabulum (Linnaeus, 1758) (Synonym)
- Species Balanus uliginosis Utinomi, 1967 accepted as Fistulobalanus kondakovi (Tarasov & Zevina, 1957) (synonymized by Henry and McLaughlin, 1975)
- Species Balanus variegatus Darwin, 1854 accepted as Amphibalanus variegatus (Darwin, 1854)
- Species Balanus venustus Darwin, 1854 accepted as Amphibalanus venustus (Darwin, 1854) (generic re-assignment)
- Species Balanus vestitus Darwin, 1854 accepted as Notobalanus vestitus (Darwin, 1854) (generic re-assignment)
- Species Balanus xishaensis Ren & Liu, 1978 accepted as Megabalanus occator (Darwin, 1854)
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Da Costa, E. M. (1778). <i>Historia naturalis testaceorum Britanniæ, or, the British conchology</i>; containing the descriptions and other particulars of natural history of the shells of Great Britain and Ireland: illustrated with figures. In English and French. - Historia naturalis testaceorum Britanniæ, ou, la conchologie Britannique; contenant les descriptions & autres particularités d'histoire naturelle des coquilles de la Grande Bretagne & de l'Irlande: avec figures en taille douce. En anglois & françois. i-xii, 1-254, i-vii, [1], Pl. I-XVII. London. (Millan, White, Emsley & Robson). , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13116783
page(s): 248 [details]
page(s): 248 [details]
WoRMS (2025). Balanus Costa, 1778. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=106122 on 2025-04-04
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Nomenclature
original description
Da Costa, E. M. (1778). <i>Historia naturalis testaceorum Britanniæ, or, the British conchology</i>; containing the descriptions and other particulars of natural history of the shells of Great Britain and Ireland: illustrated with figures. In English and French. - Historia naturalis testaceorum Britanniæ, ou, la conchologie Britannique; contenant les descriptions & autres particularités d'histoire naturelle des coquilles de la Grande Bretagne & de l'Irlande: avec figures en taille douce. En anglois & françois. i-xii, 1-254, i-vii, [1], Pl. I-XVII. London. (Millan, White, Emsley & Robson). , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13116783
page(s): 248 [details]
basis of record Southward, A.J. (2001). Cirripedia - non-parasitic Thoracica, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 280-283 (look up in IMIS) [details]
page(s): 248 [details]
basis of record Southward, A.J. (2001). Cirripedia - non-parasitic Thoracica, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 280-283 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Taxonomy
taxonomy source
Chan, B. K. K.; Dreyer, N.; Gale, A. S.; Glenner, H.; Ewers-Saucedo, C.; Pérez-Losada, M.; Kolbasov, G. A.; Crandall, K. A.; Høeg, J. T. (2021). The evolutionary diversity of barnacles, with an updated classification of fossil and living forms. <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> , available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaa160 [details] 
Other
additional source
Howson, C.M. & B.E. Picton. (1997). The species directory of the marine fauna and flora of the British Isles and surrounding seas. <em>Ulster Museum Publication, 276. The Ulster Museum: Belfast, UK. ISBN 0-948150-06-8.</em> vi, 508 (+ cd-rom) pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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Unreviewed
Classification According to RAMS, the genus Balanus belongs to the Bathylasmatidae family instead of the Balanidae family. [details]Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
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Japanese | フジツボ属 | [details] |