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Rough barnacle

Balanus balanus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Status not recordedcrustaceans

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

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Quick facts about the rough 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 rough barnacle live?

Not recorded

Is the rough 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 rough barnacle classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classThecostraca
  4. orderBalanomorpha
  5. familyBalanidae
  6. genusBalanus
  7. SpeciesBalanus balanus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Balanus porcatus, Lepas balanus

Other names and names in other languages (10)
  • stor rurDanish
  • große SeepockeGerman
  • balane côtelée du nordFrench
  • steinrurNorwegian Bokmål
  • grote zeepokDutch
  • steinrurNorwegian Nynorsk
  • Craca-árticaPortuguese
  • Обычный морской жёлудьRussian
  • Bayağı BalanTurkish
  • Langgeribde zeepokDutch

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the rough barnacle

Other species in the same genus Balanus.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the rough barnacle?

The rough barnacle (Balanus balanus) belongs to the family Balanidae in the order Balanomorpha.

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Data as of 2026-11-13. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Rough barnacle (Balanus balanus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/rough-barnacle

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BibTeX
@misc{rough_barnacle_2026,
  title = {Rough barnacle (Balanus balanus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/rough-barnacle},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-13}
}