Tags: Crustacean.

Megabalanus tintinnabulum is a species of large barnacle in the family Balanidae. It is the type species of the genus. The specific name comes from the Latin tintinnabulum meaning a handbell and probably refers to the fact that small groups of barnacles resemble clusters of miniature bells.

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binomial authority
Carl Linnaeus, 10th edition of Systema Naturae
class
Barnacle, Maxillopoda
family
Balanidae
genus
Megabalanus
kingdom
Animal
order
Sessilia
phylum
Arthropod, Crustacean
synonym
Balanus tintinnabulum (Linnaeus 1758)

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