Other animals › Elminiidae
Beaked Barnacle
Austrominius modestus
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Northern Acorn BarnacleSemibalanus balanoides
Montagu's Stellate BarnacleChthamalus montagui
Six-plated BarnacleChthamalus antennatus
Pacific Acorn BarnacleBalanus glandula
Honeycomb BarnaclesChamaesipho columna
Plicate BarnacleEpopella plicata
Striped BarnacleAmphibalanus amphitrite
Triangle BarnacleBalanus trigonus
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 9,442 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 9,442 |
| New Zealand | 191 |
| United Kingdom | 181 |
| England | 115 |
| Auckland Region | 47 |
| Australia | 40 |
| Canterbury Region | 36 |
| France | 35 |
| Wales | 32 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropods · Arthropoda |
| Class | Barnacles and Copepods · Hexanauplia |
| Order | Symmetrical Sessile Barnacles · Balanomorpha |
| Family | Elminiidae |
| Genus | Austrominius |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Beaked Barnacle with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.