Hairy Stalked Barnacles are the only stalked barnacle living permanently on south-eastern Australian rocky shores. Other stalked barnacles (goose barnacles) are seen washed up attached to driftwood, and are not covered with hair

At a glance

Habitat Under rocks, in damp crevices and among colonies of tube worms, at mid-tide level
Size Can grow up to 30mm
Origin Endemic
Distribution Southern Australia including Tasmania
Descriptions
Distribution
Southern Australia including Tasmania
Habitat
Under rocks, in damp crevices and among colonies of tube worms, at mid-tide level
Size
Can grow up to 30mm
Common Name Hairy Stalked Barnacle
Aliases No Known Aliases
Origin Endemic
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Distribution provided by The Atlas of Living Australia

Classification

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
SubphylumCrustacea
SuperclassMulticrustacea
ClassThecostraca
SubclassCirripedia
SuperorderThoracica
OrderIbliformes
SuborderIblomorpha
FamilyIblidae
SubfamilyIblinae
GenusIbla
SpeciesIbla quadrivalvis
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Synonyms

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