Tetraclitella depressa Shore barnacle

Tetraclitella depressa is commonly referred to as Shore barnacle. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

13427 

AphiaID:

742707 

Scientific:

Tetraclitella depressa 

German:

Küsten Seepocke 

English:

Shore Barnacle 

Category:

 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Hexanauplia (Class) > Sessilia (Order) > Tetraclitidae (Family) > Tetraclitella (Genus) > depressa (Species) 

Initial determination:

Foster & Anderson, 1986 

Occurrence:

Endemic species, New Zealand, the Kermadec Islands 

Marine Zone:

Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters 

Sea depth:

0 - 10 Meter 

Habitats:

Coastal waters, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Rocky shores, Rock coasts, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

up to 0.79" (2 cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 59 °F (°C - 15°C) 

Food:

Filter feeder 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for aquarium keeping 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Tetraclitella divisa

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Tetraclitella depressa
  Küsten Seepocke
• 
  Tetraclitella purpurascens
  Lila 4-PlattenSeepocke

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2020-12-11 20:10:12 

Last edit:

2025-02-25 22:14:59 

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