''Amphibalanus'' is a genus of
barnacle
A barnacle is a type of arthropod constituting the subclass Cirripedia in the subphylum Crustacea, and is hence related to crabs and lobsters. Barnacles are exclusively marine, and tend to live in shallow and tidal waters, typically in erosive ...
of the family
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.
Genera
These genera belong to the family B ...
that includes species formerly assigned to ''
Balanus''. It contains the following species:
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Amphibalanus amphitrite
''Amphibalanus amphitrite'' is a species of acorn barnacle in the Balanidae family. Its common names include the striped barnacle, the purple acorn barnacle and Amphitrite's rock barnacle. It is found in warm and temperate waters worldwide.
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(Darwin, 1854)
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Amphibalanus caboblanquensis
''Amphibalanus'' is a genus of barnacle of the family Balanidae that includes species formerly assigned to ''Balanus''. It contains the following species:
*''Amphibalanus amphitrite'' (Darwin, 1854)
*†'' Amphibalanus caboblanquensis'' (Weisbor ...
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(Weisbord, 1966) (extinct)
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Amphibalanus caribensis''
(Weisbord, 1966) (extinct)
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Amphibalanus cirratus
''Amphibalanus'' is a genus of barnacle of the family Balanidae that includes species formerly assigned to ''Balanus''. It contains the following species:
*''Amphibalanus amphitrite'' (Darwin, 1854)
*†'' Amphibalanus caboblanquensis'' (Weisbor ...
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(Darwin, 1854)
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Amphibalanus eburneus
''Amphibalanus eburneus'', the ivory barnacle or American acorn barnacle, is a species of acorn barnacle in the family Balanidae. It occurs on the east coast of North America, the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico.
Description
The ivory barnacle ...
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(Gould, 1841)
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Amphibalanus halosydne
''Amphibalanus'' is a genus of barnacle of the family Balanidae that includes species formerly assigned to ''Balanus''. It contains the following species:
*''Amphibalanus amphitrite'' (Darwin, 1854)
*†'' Amphibalanus caboblanquensis'' (Weisbor ...
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(Zullo & Katuna, 1992) (extinct)
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Amphibalanus hopkinsi''
(Zullo, 1968) (extinct)
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Amphibalanus improvisus
''Amphibalanus improvisus'', the bay barnacle, European acorn barnacle, is a species of Sessilia, acorn barnacle in the Family (biology), family Balanidae.
Description
''Amphibalanus improvisus'' has a smooth white or pale grey conical calcareou ...
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(Darwin, 1854)
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Amphibalanus inexpectatus
''Amphibalanus'' is a genus of barnacle of the family Balanidae that includes species formerly assigned to ''Balanus''. It contains the following species:
*''Amphibalanus amphitrite'' (Darwin, 1854)
*†'' Amphibalanus caboblanquensis'' (Weisbor ...
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(Pilsbry, 1916)
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Amphibalanus peruvianus''
(Pilsbry, 1909)
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Amphibalanus playagrandensis''
(Weisbord, 1966) (extinct)
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Amphibalanus poecilotheca''
(Kruger, 1911)
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Amphibalanus reflexus''
(Zullo, 1984) (extinct)
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Amphibalanus reticulatus''
(Utinomi, 1967)
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Amphibalanus rhizophorae''
(Ren & Liu, 1989)
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Amphibalanus salaami''
(Nilsson-Cantell, 1932)
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Amphibalanus subalbidus
''Amphibalanus'' is a genus of barnacle of the family Balanidae that includes species formerly assigned to '' Balanus''. It contains the following species:
*''Amphibalanus amphitrite'' (Darwin, 1854)
*†''Amphibalanus caboblanquensis'' (Weisbor ...
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(Henry, 1973)
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Amphibalanus thailandicus''
(Puspasari, Yamaguchi & Angsupanich, 2001)
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Amphibalanus variegatus''
(Darwin, 1854)
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Amphibalanus venustus''
(Darwin, 1854)
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Amphibalanus zhujiangensis''
(Ren, 1989)
References
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Barnacles
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