Austrominius modestus (Darwin, 1854)
(Darwin’s Barnacle)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAustrominius modestus (Darwin’s Barnacle)
FamilyAUSTROBALANIDAE (a family of acorn barnacles)
SuperfamilyTETRACLITOIDEA (a superfamily of crustaceans)
SuborderBALANOMORPHA (a suborder of acorn barnacles)
OrderSESSILIA (acorn barnacles)
SuperorderTHORACICA (acorn and goose barnacles)
InfraclassCirripedia (barnacles)
SubclassTHECOSTRACA (barnacles)
ClassMAXILLOPODA (a class of crustaceans)
SubphylumCRUSTACEA (crustaceans)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Austrominius modestus (Darwin’s Barnacle) :
1: Austrominius modestus (Darwin’s Barnacle)
6 May 2008 OSGR: SY67 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
on rock platform, exposed at low tide
Image 1: Exposed at low tide - close-up - enlargedImage 2: Exposed at low tide - close-up - enlarged (2)
2: Austrominius modestus (Darwin’s Barnacle)
2 Dec 2007 OSGR: SD21 53° 40’ N, 3° 0’ W Vice County: South Lancs (VC 59) England
on Common Mussel shell, washed up on beach
Image 1: Dried specimens on Mussel shellImage 2: Dried specimens - close-up - enlargedImage 3: Dried specimens - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 4: Dried specimens - close-up - enlarged (3)
3: Austrominius modestus (Darwin’s Barnacle)
24 Mar 1970 OSGR: TQ30 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
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Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
() The Bishop Group 2011 *** Marine Aliens - Identification guide for selected marine non-native species ***(Superseded) 2nd edition, 24pp, Marine Biological Association

Austrominius modestus (Darwin’s Barnacle) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Austrominius modestus (Darwin’s Barnacle)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Austrominius modestus (Darwin’s Barnacle)
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