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Family: Archaeobalanidae (See list of species below)

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87 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)
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Acasta alcyonica
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Acasta apertura
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Acasta armata
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Acasta conica
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Acasta coriolis
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Acasta cyathus
[Sponge barnacle]
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Acasta echinata
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Acasta fenestrata
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Acasta flexuosa
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Acasta hirsuta
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Acasta idiopoma
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Acasta japonica
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Acasta newmani
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Acasta perforata
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Acasta purpurata
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Acasta spinosa
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Acasta spongites
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Acasta sulcata
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Archiacasta fragilis
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Archiacasta hainanensis
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Archiacasta membranacea
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Archiacasta spinitergum
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Archiacasta tenuivalvata
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Armatobalanus allium
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Armatobalanus arcuatus
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Armatobalanus cepa
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Armatobalanus quadrivittatus
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Armatobalanus terebratus
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Bryozobia synaptos
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Chirona alaskana
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Chirona evermanni
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Chirona hameri
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Chirona krugeri
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Chirona taiwanensis
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Chirona tenuis
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Conopea calceolus
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Conopea canaliculatus
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Conopea cymbiformis
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Conopea dentifer
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Conopea folliculus
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Conopea galeata
[Seawhip barnacle]
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Conopea granulata
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Conopea merrilli
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Conopea mjobergi
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Conopea navicula
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Conopea sinensis
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Conopea squamosa
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Eoatria quinquevittatus
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Euacasta aculeata
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Euacasta antipathidis
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Euacasta ctenodentia
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Euacasta dofleini
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Euacasta microforamina
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Euacasta porata
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Euacasta sporillus
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Euacasta zuiho
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Hesperibalanus hesperius
[Crab barnacle]
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Membranobalanus brachialis
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Membranobalanus costatus
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Membranobalanus cuneiformis
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Membranobalanus declivis
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Membranobalanus longirostrum
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Membranobalanus nebrias
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Membranobalanus orcutti
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Membranobalanus robinae
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Multatria filigranus
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Neoacasta coriobasis
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Neoacasta glans
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Neoacasta laevigata
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Pectinoacasta pectinipes
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Pectinoacasta sculptura
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Semibalanus balanoides
[Northern rock barnacle]
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Semibalanus cariosus
[Thatched barnacle]
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Solidobalanus auricoma
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Solidobalanus cidaricola
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Solidobalanus ciliatus
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Solidobalanus compressus
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Solidobalanus echinoplacis
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Solidobalanus engbergi
[Hydrocoral barnacle]
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Solidobalanus fallax
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Solidobalanus hawaiensis
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Solidobalanus maldivensis
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Solidobalanus pseudauricoma
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Solidobalanus socialis
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Striatobalanus amaryllis
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Striatobalanus bimae
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Striatobalanus tenuis
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87 Species of Family Archaeobalanidae
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Acasta alcyonica Western Central Pacific
Acasta apertura Western Central Pacific
Acasta armata Indo-West Pacific.
Acasta conica Indo-West Pacific
Acasta coriolis Western Central Pacific
Acasta cyathus Sponge barnacle Indo-West Pacific and the
Acasta echinata Indo-West Pacific.
Acasta fenestrata Indo-West Pacific.
Acasta flexuosa Northwest Pacific
Acasta hirsuta Indo-West Pacific
Acasta idiopoma Indo-West Pacific
Acasta japonica Indo-West Pacific.
Acasta newmani Eastern Central Pacific
Acasta perforata Western Central Pacific
Acasta purpurata Indo-West Pacific.
Acasta spinosa Northwest Pacific
Acasta spongites Indo-West Pacific, Northe
Acasta sulcata Indo-West Pacific.
Archiacasta fragilis Northwest Pacific
Archiacasta hainanensis Western Central Pacific
Archiacasta membranacea Indo-West Pacific
Archiacasta spinitergum Western Pacific.
Archiacasta tenuivalvata Northwest Pacific
Armatobalanus allium Indo-West Pacific.
Armatobalanus arcuatus Indo-West Pacific
Armatobalanus cepa Indo-West Pacific.
Armatobalanus quadrivittatus Indo-West Pacific.
Armatobalanus terebratus Indo-West Pacific.
Bryozobia synaptos Western Indian Ocean
Chirona alaskana Northeast Pacific 6.5 WD
Chirona evermanni Northeast Pacific
Chirona hameri Northeast Atlantic. Temp 3 WD
Chirona krugeri Northwest Pacific
Chirona taiwanensis Northwest Pacific
Chirona tenuis Indo-West Pacific.
Conopea calceolus Indo-West Pacific, Southe
Conopea canaliculatus Northwest Pacific
Conopea cymbiformis Indo-West Pacific.
Conopea dentifer Western Pacific.
Conopea folliculus Western Central Pacific
Conopea galeata Seawhip barnacle Western Atlantic and East
Conopea granulata Western Pacific.
Conopea merrilli Western Indian and Wester
Conopea mjobergi Eastern Indian Ocean
Conopea navicula Indo-West Pacific.
Conopea sinensis Northwest Pacific
Conopea squamosa Western Central Pacific
Eoatria quinquevittatus Indo-West Pacific
Euacasta aculeata Western Central Pacific
Euacasta antipathidis Indo-West Australia
Euacasta ctenodentia Western Central Pacific
Euacasta dofleini Indo-West Pacific.
Euacasta microforamina Western Central Pacific
Euacasta porata Indo-West Pacific.
Euacasta sporillus Northwest Pacific
Euacasta zuiho Indo-West Pacific
Hesperibalanus hesperius Crab barnacle Canada
Membranobalanus brachialis Western Central Pacific
Membranobalanus costatus Western Central Atlantic
Membranobalanus cuneiformis Western Pacific
Membranobalanus declivis Western Indian and Wester
Membranobalanus longirostrum Indo-West Pacific.
Membranobalanus nebrias Eastern Pacific
Membranobalanus orcutti Indo-West Pacific.
Membranobalanus robinae Eastern Central Pacific
Multatria filigranus Indo-West Pacific
Neoacasta coriobasis Western Pacific
Neoacasta glans Indo-West Pacific.
Neoacasta laevigata Indo-West Pacific.
Pectinoacasta pectinipes Indo-West Pacific.
Pectinoacasta sculptura Western Pacific
Semibalanus balanoides Northern rock barnacle Eastern Pacific, Northern
Semibalanus cariosus Thatched barnacle Eastern Pacific
Solidobalanus auricoma Western Atlantic, Indo-We
Solidobalanus cidaricola Northwest Pacific
Solidobalanus ciliatus Indo-West Pacific.
Solidobalanus compressus Western Indian Ocean
Solidobalanus echinoplacis Indo-West Pacific
Solidobalanus engbergi Hydrocoral barnacle Eastern Pacific
Solidobalanus fallax Northeast Atlantic.
Solidobalanus hawaiensis Pacific Ocean.
Solidobalanus maldivensis Indo-West Pacific
Solidobalanus pseudauricoma Western Pacific
Solidobalanus socialis Indo-West Pacific.
Striatobalanus amaryllis Indo-West Pacific and Nor
Striatobalanus bimae Indo-West Pacific
Striatobalanus tenuis Indo-West Pacific



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