Eight main plates around the opening with numerous smaller plates around the base. Plates grey to green colour

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Habitat Surf Barnacles are found only below mid-tide where heavy wave action is common. They attach to the rock platform or to shells
Size Up to 2 cm high, 3 cm wide
Origin Native
Distribution Southern Australia From WA to NSW including Tasmania
Descriptions
Distribution
Southern Australia From WA to NSW including Tasmania
Habitat
Surf Barnacles are found only below mid-tide where heavy wave action is common. They attach to the rock platform or to shells
Size
Up to 2 cm high, 3 cm wide
Common Name Surf Barnacle
Aliases No Known Aliases
Origin Native
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Distribution provided by The Atlas of Living Australia

Classification

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
SubphylumCrustacea
SuperclassMulticrustacea
ClassThecostraca
SubclassCirripedia
SuperorderThoracica
OrderSessilia
SuborderBalanomorpha
SuperfamilyChthamaloidea
FamilyCatophragmidae
GenusCatomerus
SpeciesCatomerus polymerus
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Synonyms

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