Balanidae

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.

Balanidae
Balanus glandula
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Thecostraca
Subclass: Cirripedia
Superorder: Thoracicalcarea
(unranked): Sessilia
Order: Balanomorpha
Superfamily: Balanoidea
Family: Balanidae
Leach, 1817
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