''Austromegabalanus'' is a genus of giant

barnacle Barnacles are arthropods of the subclass (taxonomy), subclass Cirripedia in the subphylum Crustacean, Crustacea. They are related to crabs and lobsters, with similar Nauplius (larva), nauplius larvae. Barnacles are exclusively marine invertebra ...

s. It contains both extant and extinct species.

Species

There are nine extant and fossil species: *†'' Austromegabalanus carrioli'' Collareta ''et al.'', 2019 *'' Austromegabalanus cylindricus'' (Gmelin, 1780)Branch, G.M., Branch, M.L, Griffiths, C.L. and Beckley, L.E. 2005. ''Two Oceans: a guide to the marine life of southern Africa'' *'' Austromegabalanus isolde'' (Holthius & Silvertsen, 1967) *'' Austromegabalanus kensleyi'' Pether, 1990 *'' Austromegabalanus nigrescens'' (

Lamarck Jean-Baptiste Pierre Antoine de Monet, chevalier de Lamarck (1 August 1744 – 18 December 1829), often known simply as Lamarck (; ), was a French naturalist, biologist, academic, and soldier. He was an early proponent of the idea that biolo ...

, 1818) *†'' Austromegabalanus piscoensis'' Carriol ''et al.'', 1987 *''

Austromegabalanus psittacus ''Austromegabalanus psittacus'', the giant barnacle or ' as it is known in Spanish, is a species of large barnacle native to the coasts of southern Peru, all of Chile and southern Argentina. It inhabits the littoral and intertidal zones of roc ...

'' (Molina, 1788) *†'' Austromegabalanus victoriensis'' Buckeridge, 1983 *'' Austromegabalanus zulloi'' Newman, 1979

References

Barnacles Crustacean genera Taxa described in 1979 {{Maxillopoda-stub