What is another word for Family Balanidae?
Pronunciation: [fˈamɪli bˈalɐnˌɪdiː] (IPA) 
Family Balanidae refers to a group of marine arthropods that are commonly referred to as barnacles. Synonyms for this family of organisms include acorn barnacles and sessile cirripedes. Sessile cirripedes refers to their characteristic of being stationary and firmly attached to a substrate, while acorn barnacles alludes to their distinctive conical shell shape. Other less commonly-used synonyms for this family include rock barnacles and common barnacles. Despite the variations in nomenclature, all of the synonyms refer to the same group of arthropods that make their homes in the intertidal and subtidal zones of littoral regions across the world.
