Balanus Costa, 1778
(a genus of acorn barnacles)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusBalanus (a genus of acorn barnacles)
SubfamilyBALANINAE (a subfamily of crustaceans)
FamilyBALANIDAE (a family of acorn barnacles)
SuperfamilyBALANOIDEA (a superfamily of crustaceans)
SuborderBALANOMORPHA (a suborder of acorn barnacles)
OrderSESSILIA (acorn barnacles)
SubclassTHECOSTRACA (barnacles)
ClassMAXILLOPODA (CLASS) (a class of crustaceans)
SubphylumCRUSTACEA (crustaceans)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Balanus (a genus of acorn barnacles) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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