Identification ³

Called the triangle barnacle because of the triangular aperture which is very noticable.

Summary ⁴

Balanus trigonus is a species of barnacle in the family Balanidae. It is steep-sided, conical barnacle, has six shell plates and is pink in colour.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) memopob, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by memopob
2. (c) Auguste Le Roux, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/45/Balanus_trigonus_2492.jpg
3. (c) tangatawhenua, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
4. Adapted by tangatawhenua from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balanus_trigonus

More Info

• iNat taxon page
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• Beach Barnacles Of New Zealand
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
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