Balanidae

The Balanidae is 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 Balanidae: Acasta Leach, 1817 Actinobalanus Moroni, 1967 Amphibalanus Pitombo, 2004 Archiacasta Kolbasov, 1993 Armatobalanus Hoek, 1913 Arossia Newman, 1982 Austromegabalanus Newman, 1979 Balanus Costa, 1778 (barnacle) Bathybalanus Hoek, 1913 Bryozobia Ross & Newman, 1996 Chesaconcavus Zullo, 1992 Chirona Gray, 1835 Concavus Newman, 1982 Conopea Say, 1822 Eoatria Van Syoc & Newman, 2010 Euacasta Kolbasov, 1993 Fistulobalanus Zullo, 1984 Fosterella Buckeridge, 1983 Hesperibalanus Pilsbry, 1916 Hexacreusia Zullo, 1961 Megabalanus Hoek, 1913 Membranobalanus Hoek, 1913 Menesiniella Newman, 1982 Microporatria Van Syoc & Newman, 2010 Multatria Van Syoc & Newman, 2010 Neoacasta Kolbasov, 1993 Notobalanus Newman & Ross, 1976 Notomegabalanus Newman, 1979 Paraconcavus Zullo, 1992 Pectinoacasta Kolbasov, 1993 Perforatus Pitombo, 2004 Poratria Van Syoc & Newman, 2010 Pseudoacasta Nilsson-Cantell, 1930 Semibalanus Pilsbry, 1916 Solidobalanus Hoek, 1913 Striatobalanus Hoek, 1913 Tamiosoma Conrad, 1857 Tasmanobalanus Buckeridge, 1983 Tetrabalanus Cornwall, 1941 Wanella Anderson, 1993 Zulloa Ross & Newman, 1996 Zulloana Pitombo & Ross, 2002 † Alessandriella Carriol & Cahuzac, 2001 † Archaeobalanus Menesini, 1971 † Kathpalmeria Ross, 1965 † Palaeobalanus Buckeridge, 1983 † Paractinobalanus Carriol, 2008 † Porobalanus Buckeridge, 2015 † Zullobalanus Buckeridge, 1989 † Zulloconcavus Carriol, 2000