Balanus

== Translingual == === Etymology === From Latin balanus (“acorn”), from Ancient Greek βάλανος (bálanos). === Proper noun === Balanus m A taxonomic genus within the family Balanidae – certain acorn barnacles. ==== Hypernyms ==== (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Crustacea – subphylum; Multicrustacea – superclass; Thecostraca – class; Cirripedia – subclass; Thoracica – infraclass; Thoracicalcarea – superorder; Balanomorpha – suborder; Balanoidea – superfamily; Balanidae – family; Balaninae – subfamily ==== Hyponyms ==== (genus): Balanus balanus – type species; for other species see Balanus at World Register of Marine Species . === References === Balanus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Balanus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Balanus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Balanus at World Register of Marine Species Balanus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Balanus at National Center for Biotechnology Information “Balanus”, in Paleobiology Database, 2026