Conchoderma auritum

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Conchoderma auritum
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Group of adults on Coronula diadema (bottom centre)
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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]
  • Lepas aurita Linnaeus, 1767
  • Conchoderma leporinum Olfers, 1814

Conchoderma auritum, the rabbit-ear barnacle, is a species of maxillopod in the family Lepadidae. [1] It is found in Europe, Africa, and New Zealand. [2] [3] [4]

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Rabbit-ear barnacle, Conchoderma auritum

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References

  1. 1 2 "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.