NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Genus

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met
Global Species Completeness: unknown
Latest Record Review: 2004

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Family - Balanidae
  Superfamily - Balanoidea
  Suborder - Balanomorpha
  Order - Sessilia
  Superorder - Thoracica
  Infraclass - Cirripedia
  Subclass - Thecostraca
  Class - Maxillopoda
  Subphylum - Crustacea
  Phylum - Arthropoda
  Superphylum - Ecdysozoa
  Infrakingdom - Protostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Species - Balanus balanus
      Species - Balanus crenatus
      Species - Balanus engbergi
      Species - Balanus glandula
      Species - Balanus hoekianus
      Species - Balanus nubilis
      Species - Balanus rostratus
      Species - Balanus amphitrite
      Species - Balanus eburneus
      Species - Balanus improvisus
      Species - Balanus galeatus
      Species - Balanus pacificus
      Species - Balanus tintinnabulum
      Species - Balanus trigonus
      Species - Balanus calidus
      Species - Balanus venustus
      Species - Balanus merrilli
      Species - Balanus perforatus
      Species - Balanus flos
      Species - Balanus reticulatus
      Species - Balanus subalbidus
      Species - Balanus decorus
      Species - Balanus laevis
      Species - Balanus pentacrini
      Species - Balanus flosculus
      Species - Balanus vestitus
      Species - Balanus regalis
      Species - Balanus aquila
      Species - Balanus spongicola
      Species - Balanus nubilus