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Beaked barnacle

Austrominius modestus (Darwin, 1854)

Status not recordedcrustaceans

The beaked barnacle (Austrominius modestus) is a species in the family Elminiidae, order Balanomorpha.

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Quick facts about the beaked barnacle

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the beaked barnacle live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the beaked barnacle as introduced in 9 countries, and flagged as invasive in 4 of them.

  1. Franceinvasive
  2. Irelandinvasive
  3. Swedeninvasive
  4. United Kingdominvasive
  5. Belgium
  6. Denmark
  7. Germany
  8. Norway
  9. Portugal

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the beaked barnacle endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the beaked barnacle classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classThecostraca
  4. orderBalanomorpha
  5. familyElminiidae
  6. genusAustrominius
  7. SpeciesAustrominius modestus (Darwin, 1854)

Synonyms Austrominius destus, Elimnius modestus, Elminius modestus, Elminius sinuatus

Other names and names in other languages (16)
  • Australasian barnacleEnglish
  • Modest barnacleEnglish
  • New Zealand barnacleEnglish
  • New-Zealand barnacleEnglish
  • firepladet rurDanish
  • Austral-SeepockeGerman
  • balane de nouvelleFrench
  • sterretjeDutch
  • fyrskalig havstulpanSwedish
  • Australische SeepockeGerman
  • Neuseeländische SeepockeGerman
  • balane croix de MaltaFrench
  • Balane croix de MalteFrench
  • Balane de Nouvelle-ZélandeFrench
  • kruisridderpokDutch
  • Nieuw-Zeelandse zeepokDutch

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the beaked barnacle

Other species in the same genus Austrominius.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the beaked barnacle an invasive species?

In some places. The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species flags the beaked barnacle as invasive in 4 countries: France, Ireland, Sweden and United Kingdom. It lists it as introduced in 9 in all.

What kind of animal is the beaked barnacle?

The beaked barnacle (Austrominius modestus) belongs to the family Elminiidae in the order Balanomorpha.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Beaked barnacle (Austrominius modestus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/austrominius-modestus

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BibTeX
@misc{austrominius_modestus_2026,
  title = {Beaked barnacle (Austrominius modestus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/austrominius-modestus},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}