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Conchoderma auritum (Linnaeus, 1767)

balano, Barnacle

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Thecostraca

Order
Scalpellomorpha

Suborder
Lepadomorpha

Family
Lepadidae

Genus
Conchoderma

Species
auritum

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Native

References

Appeltans, W. Bouchet, P., Boxshall, G.A., Fauchald, K., Gordon, D.P., Hoeksema, B.W., Poore, G.C.B., van Soest, R.W.M., Stöhr, S., Walter, T.C., Costello, M.J. (eds.) (2010) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). Available online at http://www.marinespecies.org.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Conchoderma auritum", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=9143. Accessed 27 April 2025.