Four side plates, forming a wide conical shape. Colour varies from grey-white plates with pink tips in young animals, to pink in older animals. Opening pentagonal shape

At a glance

Habitat Exposed rocky shores in sheltered areas such as crevices or under rocks, near low tide level, to depth of 9 m
Size Up to 1 cm high, 2 cm wide
Origin Native
Distribution Southern Australia From SA to NSW including Tasmania
Descriptions
Distribution
Southern Australia From SA to NSW including Tasmania
Habitat
Exposed rocky shores in sheltered areas such as crevices or under rocks, near low tide level, to depth of 9 m
Size
Up to 1 cm high, 2 cm wide
Common Name Simple Volcano 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
SuperfamilyTetraclitoidea
FamilyTetraclitidae
SubfamilyAustrobalaninae
GenusEpopella
SpeciesEpopella simplex
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