Tesseropora rosea

Systematics: Cirripedia Family Tetraclitidae

Distinguishing Characters:
There are four side plates forming a steep-sided conical barnacle, growing up to 12 mm high. The shell is pinkish.

Habitat and Distribution:
The species occurs only on shores moderately exposed to the waves. It lives high in the intertidal on southern mainland states.

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