Pink Volcano Barnacle

Tetraclita rubescens

Classification

Class: Maxillopoda
Order: Sessilia
Family: Tetraclitidae

Tetraclita rubescens, commonly known as the pink volcano barnacle, is a species of sessile barnacle in the family Tetraclitidae. Pink volcano barnacles are a large species, with a ruddy colouration and shell comprising four plates. Their diameter, at the base, measures from 20–50 millimetres (0.

Distribution

Pink Volcano Barnacle — (c) Cricket Raspet, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Cricket Raspet · CC-BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United States of America · 2,079Mexico · 49

Sources and credits

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