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 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