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Conchoderma auritum

Conchoderma auritum, the rabbit-ear barnacle, is a species of barnacle in the family Lepadidae. It is found in Europe, Africa, and New Zealand.

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Conchoderma auritum
Group of adults on Coronula diadema (bottom centre)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Thecostraca
Subclass: Cirripedia
Order: Scalpellomorpha
Family: Lepadidae
Genus: Conchoderma
Species:
C. auritum
Binomial name
Conchoderma auritum
Synonyms1
  • Lepas aurita Linnaeus, 1767
  • Conchoderma leporinum Olfers, 1814

Conchoderma auritum, the rabbit-ear barnacle, is a species of barnacle in the family Lepadidae.1 It is found in Europe, Africa, and New Zealand.234

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References

References

  1. "Conchoderma auritum (Linnaeus, 1767)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  2. "Conchoderma auritum Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  3. "Conchoderma auritum". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
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