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Crenate barnacle

Balanus crenatus Bruguière, 1789

Status not recordedcrustaceans

The crenate barnacle (Balanus crenatus) is a species in the family Balanidae, order Balanomorpha.

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Quick facts about the crenate 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 crenate barnacle live?

Not recorded

Is the crenate 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 crenate barnacle classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classThecostraca
  4. orderBalanomorpha
  5. familyBalanidae
  6. genusBalanus
  7. SpeciesBalanus crenatus Bruguière, 1789
Other names and names in other languages (19)
  • An acorn barnacleEnglish
  • Wrinkled barnacleEnglish
  • kølet rurDanish
  • SeepockeGerman
  • balaneFrench
  • ハナフジツボJapanese
  • 북방흰따개비Korean
  • Įkirptoji jūrų gilėLithuanian
  • skipsrurNorwegian Bokmål
  • gekerfde zeepokDutch
  • skipsrurNorwegian Nynorsk
  • Craca-rugosaPortuguese
  • Зубчатый морской желудьRussian
  • stuoraskátnaNorthern Sami
  • Çıkıntılı BalanTurkish
  • gekerbte SeepockeGerman
  • balane créneléeFrench
  • Balane crénelée (La)French
  • gekartelde zeepokDutch

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the crenate barnacle

Other species in the same genus Balanus.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the crenate barnacle?

The crenate barnacle (Balanus crenatus) belongs to the family Balanidae in the order Balanomorpha.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Crenate barnacle (Balanus crenatus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/crenate-barnacle

MLA

“Crenate barnacle (Balanus crenatus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/crenate-barnacle.

BibTeX
@misc{crenate_barnacle_2026,
  title = {Crenate barnacle (Balanus crenatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/crenate-barnacle},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}