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Scientific Name: Balanus trigonus Darwin, 1854
English Name: Triangle barnacle
Local/Bangla Name: Not Known
Photo: anasacuta (iNaturalist)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Thecostraca
Order: Balanomorpha
Family: Balanidae
Description:
Balanus trigonus is a sharply conical barnacle with steep sides. A shell made up of six overlapping plates. These plates are often folded forming broad vertical grooves. they are usually purplish-pink or mottled with that coloration. They encircle a central, roughly triangular opening (orifice). Shell surface shows horizontal striations. Inside, the barnacle has two prominent valves—the scutum and the tergum—that protect its appendages.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Occurs in subtidal and low tide areas as well as it usually covers bare rocks.
Environment:
Marine
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