Xenobalaninae Gruvel, 1905 : 280

Ross, Arnold & Frick, Michael G., 2011, Nomenclatural emendations of the family-group names Cylindrolepadinae, Stomatolepadinae, Chelolepadinae, Cryptolepadinae, and Tubicinellinae of Ross & Frick, 2007 — including current definitions of family-groups within the Coronuloidea (Cirripedia: Balanomorpha), Zootaxa 3106, pp. 60-66 : 64

Subfamily Xenobalaninae Gruvel, 1905: 280

Type genus. Xenobalanus Steenstrup, 1851: 61 ; by original designation of Gruvel, (1905: 280).

Diagnosis. Wall much reduced in sizes and structure, including loss of T-shaped flanges, serving as shallow anchor for extraparietal, membranous stalk, body chamber and apertural hood; opercular parts lost. Genus and species included. Xenobalanus globicipitis Steenstrup, 1851 .