Synonyms

Balanus amphitrite modestus Darwin, 1854: 240 (re-described as Balanus venustus modestus in Harding, 1962: 387)

• Original status: valid subspecies
• Type locality: Probably West Indies or American Gulf Coast, Florida to Texas (Harding, 1962)
• Types: lectotype BMNH 1961.12.6.69a-e (subsequent designation by Harding, 1962)
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Balanus amphitrite niveus Darwin, 1854: 240 (re-described as Balanus venustus niveus in Harding, 1962: 386)

• Original status: valid subspecies
• Type locality: Madagascar (subsequent designation by Harding, 1962)
• Types: lectotype BMNH 1961.12.6.61a-c (subsequent designation by Harding, 1962)
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Balanus amphitrite obscurus Darwin, 1854: 241 (re-described as Balanus venustus obscurus in Harding, 1962: 389)

• Original status: valid subspecies
• Type locality: Jamaica (subsequent designation by Harding, 1962)
• Types: lectotype BMNH 1961.12.6.75a-c (subsequent designation by Harding, 1962)
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Balanus armatus Muller, 1867: 329 (citation here is for hybrid with Balanus improvisus assimilis only: also see Balanus trigonus)

• Original status: valid species
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Balanus tintinnabulum maroccana Broch, 1927: 21

• Original status: valid subspecies
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Primary references

• Darwin, C. 1854. A monograph on the sub-class Cirripedia with figures of all species. Vol. 2: The Balanidae, The Verrucidae. BHL London: Ray Society. Reference page.  [See p. 240, as Balanus amphitrite venustus]

• Harding, J .P. 1962: Darwin's type specimens of varieties of Balanus amphitrite. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), zoology 9: 273–296. BHL Reference page.  [See p. 283, as Balanus venustus venustus] (lectotype designation and full re-description)

Additional references

• Henry, D.P.; Mclaughlin, P.A. 1975: The barnacles of the Balanus amphitrite complex (Cirripedia, Thoracica). Zoologische verhandelingen, (141) Abstract and full article (PDF) Reference page.  [See p. 162, as Balanus venustus] (see for full taxonomic synonymy including mis-identified citations)

• Newman, W.A.; Ross, A. 1976: Revision of the balanomorph barnacles; including a catalog of the species. Memoirs of the San Diego Society of Natural History, (9) BHL Reference page.  [See p. 65, as Balanus venustus venustus] (other subspecies as in Harding, 1962; see for full biological synonymy)

• Pitombo, F.B. 2004: Phylogenetic analysis of the Balanidae (Cirripedia, Balanomorpha). Zoologica Scripta 33(3): 261–276. DOI: 10.1111/j.0300-3256.2004.00145.x Reference page.  [See p. 374, as Amphibalanus venustus]