Semibalanus balanoides | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Thecostraca |
Subclass: | Cirripedia |
Order: | Balanomorpha |
Family: | Balanidae |
Genus: | Semibalanus |
Species: | S. balanoides
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Binomial name | |
Semibalanus balanoides | |
Synonyms | |
Balanus balanoides Linnaeus, 1767[2] |
Semibalanus balanoides (common barnacle, common rock barnacle, or northern rock barnacle) is a common and widespread boreo-arctic species of acorn barnacle. It is common on rocks and other substrates in the intertidal zone of north-western Europe and both coasts of North America.