Species | Perforatus perforatus (an acorn barnacle) |
Family | BALANIDAE (a family of acorn barnacles) |
Superfamily | BALANOIDEA (a superfamily of crustaceans) |
Suborder | BALANOMORPHA (a suborder of acorn barnacles) |
Order | SESSILIA (acorn barnacles) |
Superorder | THORACICA (acorn and goose barnacles) |
Infraclass | Cirripedia (barnacles) |
Subclass | THECOSTRACA (barnacles) |
Class | MAXILLOPODA (a class of crustaceans) |
Subphylum | CRUSTACEA (crustaceans) |
Phylum | ARTHROPODA (arthropods) |
Superphylum | ECDYSOZOA (skin shedders) |
Clade | Bilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals) |
Subkingdom | EUMETAZOA (metazoans) |
Kingdom | ANIMALIA (animals) |
Domain | Eukaryota (eukaryotes) |
Life | BIOTA (living things) |
Records of Perforatus perforatus (an acorn barnacle) : | ||||
1: Perforatus perforatus (an acorn barnacle) | ||||
8 Apr 2012 | OSGR: SY67 | 50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W | Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) | England |
on rock exposed at low spring tide | ||||
2: Perforatus perforatus (an acorn barnacle) | ||||
16 Mar 2008 | OSGR: SX04 | 50° 20’ N, 4° 50’ W | Vice County: East Cornwall (VC 2) | England |
barnacles on mussel shell, washed up on beach | ||||
Perforatus perforatus (an acorn barnacle) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:
NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Perforatus perforatus (an acorn barnacle) |
BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Perforatus perforatus (an acorn barnacle) |
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