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Ivory Barnacle

Amphibalanus eburneus

Classification

Family
Balanidae

Amphibalanus eburneus, the ivory barnacle or American acorn barnacle, is a species of acorn barnacle in the family Balanidae. It occurs on the east coast of North America, the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico. Description The ivory barnacle is a medium-sized, cone-shaped sessile barnacle with a white test composed of fused plates.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
France · 9