Acorn barnacle  (Semibalanus balanoides)

Facts

Previously known as: Balanus balanoides
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassCrustacea
OrderThoracica
FamilyArchaeobalanidae
GenusSemibalanus (1)
SizeDiameter: up to 15 mm (2)
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Status

Common and widespread (2).

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