Acorn barnacle

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Acorn barnacle and acorn shell are

order Balanomorpha are often called acorn barnacles.[1][2]

Acorn barnacles, Balanus glandula
Acorn barnacles, Semibalanus balanoides

In addition, several species of barnacles are specifically called by the common name "acorn barnacle", including:[3][4][5]

References

  1. ^ Chan, Benny K. K.; Dreyer, Niklas; Gale, Andy S.; Glenner, Henrik; et al. (2021). "The evolutionary diversity of barnacles, with an updated classification of fossil and living forms". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 193 (3): 789–846. .
  2. ^ "Chthamaloidea Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2021-08-23.
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  4. . ...in the Acorn Barnacle, Balanus,...
  5. ^ Darwin, C. R. (1854). Living Cirripedia, The Balanidæ, (or sessile cirripedes); the Verrucidæ. Vol. 2. London: The Ray Society. p. 33.
  6. . Suborder Balanomorpha (acorn barnacles); Balanus glandula (common acorn barnacle)
  7. ^ "Semibalanus balanoides (Linnaeus, 1767) - Acorn Barnacle". UK species. Natural History Museum. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
  8. ^ "An acorn barnacle (Semibalanus balanoides)". Marine Life Information Network (MarLIN). The Marine Biological Association of the UK. 2008-04-17. Retrieved 2020-08-19. (says "an", implying "a kind of")