Tetraclita stalactifera

Tetraclita stalactifera, the ribbed barnacle, is a species of symmetrical sessile barnacle in the family Tetraclitidae. It is found in the western Atlantic Ocean.[1][2]

Tetraclita stalactifera
Tetraclita stalactifera Ribbed Barnacle, Brazil
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Thecostraca
Subclass: Cirripedia
Order: Balanomorpha
Family: Tetraclitidae
Genus: Tetraclita
Species:
T. stalactifera
Binomial name
Tetraclita stalactifera
(Lamarck, 1818)

Subspecies

These subspecies belong to the species Tetraclita stalactifera:

  • Tetraclita stalactifera confinis Pilsbry, 1916
  • Tetraclita stalactifera stalactifera (Lamarck, 1818)

References


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