Megabalaninae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Balanoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Crustacea Superclassis: Multicrustacea Classis: Thecostraca Subclassis: Cirripedia Superordo: Thoracica Ordo: Sessilia Subordo: Balanomorpha Infraordo: Neobalanoformes Superfamilia: Balanoidea

Familia: Balanidae
Subfamilia: Megabalaninae
Tribus (2): Austromegabalanini - Megabalanini

Overview of genera (3 + 3†)

Austromegabalanus – Megabalanus – Notomegabalanus – †Fosterella – †Perumegabalanus – †Porobalanus

[Source: WoRMS] (correct Fosterela)

Name

• Megabalaninae Newman, 1979: 290
• Type genus: Megabalanus Hoek, 1913: 164
• ZooBank: 001CE1F2-1FA6-4A10-A828-03AD316DC2B6

References

• Newman, W.A. 1979: On the biogeography of balanomorph barnacles of the Southern Ocean including new balanid taxa: A subfamily two genera and three species. IN Proceedings of the International Symposium of Marine Biogeography and Evolution in the Southern Hemisphere. New Zealand Department of Scientific and Industrial Research information series 137 1: 279–306. Reference page. 
• Buckeridge, J.S. 2015. Revision of Southern Hemisphere taxa referred to Fosterella (Crustacea: Cirripedia), and their extinction in response to Pleistocene cooling. Integrative Zoology 10(6): 555–571. DOI: 10.1111/1749-4877.12161 Reference page. 
• Henry, D.P.; McLaughlin, P.A. 1986: The Recent species of Megabalanus (Cirripedia: Balanomorpha) with special emphasis on Balanus tintinnabulum (Linnaeus) sensu lato. Zoologische verhandelingen 235(8): 1–69. pdf Reference page. 

Links

• BHL bibliography
• Megabalaninae – Taxon details on Encyclopedia of Life (EOL).
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Megabalaninae.
• ION
• Megabalaninae in the World Register of Marine Species