Acorn barnacle

Acorn barnacle and acorn shell are vernacular names for certain types of stalkless barnacles, generally excluding stalked or gooseneck barnacles. As adults they are typically cone-shaped, symmetrical, and attached to rocks or other fixed objects in the ocean. Members of the barnacle order Balanomorpha are often called acorn barnacles.[1][2]

Acorn barnacles, Balanus glandula
Acorn barnacles, Semibalanus balanoides
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In addition, several species of barnacles are specifically called by the common name "acorn barnacle", including:[3][4][5]

References
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  2. "Chthamaloidea Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2021-08-23.
  3. Brusca, Richard C. (1980) [1973]. "10. Introduction to the Phylum Arthropoda: Crustacea Cirripedia (Barnacles)". Common intertidal invertebrates of the Gulf of California (2 ed.). Tucson: University of Arizona Press. p. 208. ISBN 0-8165-0682-5.
  4. Kingsley, John Sterling (1888). "Sub-class I. Cirripedia". In Kingsley, John Sterling (ed.). The Riverside natural history. Vol. II. Crustacea and insects. Cambridge, USA: Houghton, Mifflin and company; The Riverside Press. p. 14. OCLC 1040570312. ...in the Acorn Barnacle, Balanus,...
  5. Darwin, C. R. (1854). Living Cirripedia, The Balanidæ, (or sessile cirripedes); the Verrucidæ. Vol. 2. London: The Ray Society. p. 33.
  6. Carstensen, Richard; Armstrong, Bob; O'Clair, Rita M. (2014) [1950]. The nature of Southeast Alaska: A Guide to plants, animals, and habitats (3 ed.). Portland: Graphic Arts Books (Alaska Northwest Books). pp. PT320. ISBN 9780882409290. Suborder Balanomorpha (acorn barnacles); Balanus glandula (common acorn barnacle)
  7. "Semibalanus balanoides (Linnaeus, 1767) - Acorn Barnacle". UK species. Natural History Museum. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
  8. "An acorn barnacle (Semibalanus balanoides)". Marine Life Information Network (MarLIN). The Marine Biological Association of the UK. 2008-04-17. Retrieved 2020-08-19. (says "an", implying "a kind of")
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