Paraconcavus pacificus
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| Red-striped acorn barnacle | |
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| File:Paraconcavus pacificus - inat 4880688.jpg | |
| Paraconcavus pacificus, red-striped acorn barnacle, California | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Thecostraca |
| Subclass: | Cirripedia |
| Order: | Balanomorpha |
| Family: | Balanidae |
| Genus: | Paraconcavus |
| Species: | P. pacificus
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| Binomial name | |
| Paraconcavus pacificus (Pilsbry, 1916)[1]: 483
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Paraconcavus pacificus, the red-striped acorn barnacle,[2] is a species of balanid barnacle known from subtidal sandy habitats of the outer northeastern Pacific coast, from Baja California north to Monterey Bay.[3] It grows to 35 mm in diameter, with pink longitudinal stripes over white plates, and can be distinguished from other large, pink-striped barnacles in its range (e.g. Amphibalanus amphitrite) by the longitudinal striations across the growth rings of its plates.[3] While it will attach to many different kinds of hard substrate, it shows a preference for attaching to the shells of other organisms, particularly sand dollars.[3]
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