Tetraclita stalactifera (Lamarck, 1818) is a animal in the Tetraclitidae family, order Sessilia, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Tetraclita stalactifera (Lamarck, 1818)

Tetraclita stalactifera (Lamarck, 1818)

Tetraclita stalactifera, the ribbed barnacle, is a symmetrical sessile barnacle from the Tetraclitidae family found in the western Atlantic Ocean.

Family
Genus
Tetraclita
Order
Sessilia
Class
Maxillopoda

About Tetraclita stalactifera (Lamarck, 1818)

Tetraclita stalactifera, commonly known as the ribbed barnacle, is a species of symmetrical sessile barnacle that belongs to the family Tetraclitidae. This species occurs in the western Atlantic Ocean.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Maxillopoda Sessilia Tetraclitidae Tetraclita

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