Conchoderma auritum | |
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Group of adults on Coronula diadema (bottom centre) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Crustacea |
Class: | Thecostraca |
Subclass: | Cirripedia |
Order: | Scalpellomorpha |
Family: | Lepadidae |
Genus: | Conchoderma |
Species: | C. auritum |
Binomial name | |
Conchoderma auritum | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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