WoRMS taxon details
Semibalanus balanoides (Linnaeus, 1767)
106210 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:106210)
accepted
Species
Balanus balanoides (Linnaeus, 1767) · unaccepted (Synonym)
Lepas balanoides Linnaeus, 1767 · unaccepted
marine
recent + fossil
(of Lepas balanoides Linnaeus, 1767) Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 12. 1., Regnum Animale. 1 & 2. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature: according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places. Ed. 12. 1., Animal Kingdom. 1 & 2]. <em>Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii.</em> pp. 1-532 [1766] pp. 533-1327 [1767]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5
page(s): 1108 [details]
page(s): 1108 [details]
Distribution northern Gaspe waters, downstream and upstream part of middle St. Lawrence Estuary, southern Gaspe waters (Baie des...
Distribution This species lives in the intertidal zones of the boreo-arctic regions of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
Taxonomy Superfamily: Balanoidea, Family: Archaeobalanidae, Subfamily: Semibalaninae, according to Trott (2004).
Distribution northern Gaspe waters, downstream and upstream part of middle St. Lawrence Estuary, southern Gaspe waters (Baie des Chaleurs, Gaspe Bay to American, Orphan and Bradelle banks; eastern boundary: Eastern Bradelle Valley), Magdalen Islands (from Eastern Bradelle valley to the west, as far as Cape North, including the Cape Breton Channel), lower St. Lawrence estuary, Prince Edward Island (from the northern tip of Miscou Island, N.B. to Cape Breton Island south of Cheticamp, including the Northumberland Strait and Georges Bay to the Canso Strait causeway), upper North Shore (between Sept- Iles and Pointe des Monts), middle North Shore (from Sept - Iles to Cape Whittle, including the Mingan Island), lower North Shore, South slope of Anticosti Island, western slope of Newfoundland, including the southern part of the Strait of Belle Isle but excluding the upper 50m in the area southwest of Newfoundland, and the Southwestern slope of NL; Cobscook Bay [details]
Distribution This species lives in the intertidal zones of the boreo-arctic regions of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
Distribution This species lives in the intertidal zones of the boreo-arctic regions of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. [details]
Taxonomy Superfamily: Balanoidea, Family: Archaeobalanidae, Subfamily: Semibalaninae, according to Trott (2004).
Taxonomy Superfamily: Balanoidea, Family: Archaeobalanidae, Subfamily: Semibalaninae, according to Trott (2004). [details]
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Nomenclature
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(of Lepas balanoides Linnaeus, 1767) Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 12. 1., Regnum Animale. 1 & 2. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature: according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places. Ed. 12. 1., Animal Kingdom. 1 & 2]. <em>Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii.</em> pp. 1-532 [1766] pp. 533-1327 [1767]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5
page(s): 1108 [details]
basis of record Southward, A.J. (2001). Cirripedia - non-parasitic Thoracica, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 280-283 (look up in IMIS) [details]
page(s): 1108 [details]
basis of record Southward, A.J. (2001). Cirripedia - non-parasitic Thoracica, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 280-283 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Other
context source (HKRMS)
Kei LWK. & Lau SCK. (1994). Baseline information survey of shelter island - a potential marine park. Final report. Submitted to the Agriculture and Fisheries Department, The Hong Kong SAR Government. [details]
additional source Brunel, P., L. Bosse & G. Lamarche. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. <em>Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126.</em> 405 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]
additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
additional source Trott, T. J. (2004). Cobscook Bay inventory: a historical checklist of marine invertebrates spanning 162 years. <em>Northeastern Naturalist.</em> 11, 261-324., available online at http://www.gulfofmaine.org/kb/files/9793/TROTT-Cobscook%20List.pdf [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Hayward, P.J. & J.S. Ryland (Eds.). (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. <em>Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK.</em> 627 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
additional source Brunel, P., L. Bosse & G. Lamarche. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. <em>Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126.</em> 405 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
additional source Trott, T. J. (2004). Cobscook Bay inventory: a historical checklist of marine invertebrates spanning 162 years. <em>Northeastern Naturalist.</em> 11, 261-324., available online at http://www.gulfofmaine.org/kb/files/9793/TROTT-Cobscook%20List.pdf [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Hayward, P.J. & J.S. Ryland (Eds.). (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. <em>Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK.</em> 627 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Distribution northern Gaspe waters, downstream and upstream part of middle St. Lawrence Estuary, southern Gaspe waters (Baie des Chaleurs, Gaspe Bay to American, Orphan and Bradelle banks; eastern boundary: Eastern Bradelle Valley), Magdalen Islands (from Eastern Bradelle valley to the west, as far as Cape North, including the Cape Breton Channel), lower St. Lawrence estuary, Prince Edward Island (from the northern tip of Miscou Island, N.B. to Cape Breton Island south of Cheticamp, including the Northumberland Strait and Georges Bay to the Canso Strait causeway), upper North Shore (between Sept- Iles and Pointe des Monts), middle North Shore (from Sept - Iles to Cape Whittle, including the Mingan Island), lower North Shore, South slope of Anticosti Island, western slope of Newfoundland, including the southern part of the Strait of Belle Isle but excluding the upper 50m in the area southwest of Newfoundland, and the Southwestern slope of NL; Cobscook Bay [details]Distribution This species lives in the intertidal zones of the boreo-arctic regions of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. [details]
Habitat intertidal, infralittoral and circalittoral of the Gulf and estuary [details]
Taxonomy Superfamily: Balanoidea, Family: Archaeobalanidae, Subfamily: Semibalaninae, according to Trott (2004). [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Danish | lavvandsrur | [details] |
| Dutch | gewone zeepok | [details] |
| English | northern rock barnaclecommon rock barnacleCommon barnaclebarnacleacorn barnacle | [details] |
| French | balane communebalane | [details] |
| German | Seepockegemeine Seepocke | [details] |
| Norwegian Bokmål | fjærerur | [details] |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | fjørerur | [details] |
| Russian | Обыкновенный морской желудь | [details] |
BIOTIC
Marine Life Information Network - UK
To Barcode of Life (985 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (392 publications) (from synonym Balanus balanoides (Linnaeus, 1767))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (92 publications) (from synonym Lepas balanoides Linnaeus, 1767)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Semibalanus balanoides)
To GenBank (17923 nucleotides; 1182 proteins) (from synonym Balanus balanoides (Linnaeus, 1767))
To GenBank (17923 nucleotides; 1182 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Balanus balanoides ANSP 2051, 2052) (from synonym Balanus balanoides (Linnaeus, 1767))
To NMNH Extant Collection (Balanus balanoides USNM 12156, 4791, 52088 (erroneously published on plate as 32946), 12150, 48041, 32947) (from synonym Balanus balanoides (Linnaeus, 1767))
To PESI (from synonym Balanus balanoides (Linnaeus, 1767))
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (103 records) (from synonym Balanus balanoides (Linnaeus, 1767))
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 002324.CR) (from synonym Balanus balanoides (Linnaeus, 1767))
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 049074)
To ITIS
Marine Life Information Network - UK
To Barcode of Life (985 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (392 publications) (from synonym Balanus balanoides (Linnaeus, 1767))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (92 publications) (from synonym Lepas balanoides Linnaeus, 1767)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Semibalanus balanoides)
To GenBank (17923 nucleotides; 1182 proteins) (from synonym Balanus balanoides (Linnaeus, 1767))
To GenBank (17923 nucleotides; 1182 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Balanus balanoides ANSP 2051, 2052) (from synonym Balanus balanoides (Linnaeus, 1767))
To NMNH Extant Collection (Balanus balanoides USNM 12156, 4791, 52088 (erroneously published on plate as 32946), 12150, 48041, 32947) (from synonym Balanus balanoides (Linnaeus, 1767))
To PESI (from synonym Balanus balanoides (Linnaeus, 1767))
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (103 records) (from synonym Balanus balanoides (Linnaeus, 1767))
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 002324.CR) (from synonym Balanus balanoides (Linnaeus, 1767))
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 049074)
To ITIS
