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Balanus balanus

Balanus balanus

grote zeepok(+6)·(Linnaeus, 1758)

GBIF:155509284

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PROFILE

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REGIONS

Geographic Distribution(25)

North West Atlantic
European Marine Waters
North Sea
Gulf of Maine
Cobscook Bay
Arctic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Italy
Pacific Ocean
United States
Atlantic Ocean
United Kingdom
Gulf of Saint Lawrence
Argentinian Exclusive Economic Zone(AR)
Belgian Exclusive Economic Zone(BE)
Canadian Exclusive Economic Zone [Arctic part](CA)
Canadian Exclusive Economic Zone [Arctic part](CA)
St. Lawrence Estuary(CA)
Saguenay Fjord(CA)
Wimereux(FR)
British Isles(GB)
Irish Exclusive economic Zone(IE)
Vlissingen(NL)
Portuguese Exclusive Economic Zone(PT)
Swedish Exclusive Economic Zone(SE)

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Common names used for this species across different languages and regions. Available in 7 languages. 1 preferred.

nldgrote zeepoknldfrabalane côtelée du nordfradeugroße Seepockedeuengrough barnacleengnobsteinrurnob+2 more

Vernacular (common) names are the everyday names used for a species in different languages and regions. A single species may have dozens of common names worldwide. This taxon has names in 7 languages. 1 name preferred.

nldgrote zeepok
nldpreferred
frabalane côtelée du nord
fra
Source: Chabot, R. & Rossignol, A. 2003. Algues et faune du littoral du Saint-Laurent maritime: Guide d'identification. Institut des sciences de la mer de Rimouski, Rimouski; Pêches et Océans Canada (Institut Maurice-Lamontagne), Mont-Joli. 113 pages.
deugroße Seepocke
deu
Source: Unterwasser-Welt Ostsee
engrough barnacle
eng
Source: Cole, T. C. H. (2017). Wörterbuch der Wirbellosen / Dictionary of Invertebrates. Latein-Deutsch-English. <em>2017.</em> Springer Spektrum: Berlin. ISBN 978-3-662-52869-3. XII, 574 pp.
nobsteinrur
nob
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
nnosteinrur
nno
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
danstor rur
dan
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

IDENTIFIERS

External Identifiers(1)

To GenBank (55 nucleotides; 65 proteins)

NCBI:txid172567

UNKNOWN

NOMENCLATURE

Synonyms(1)

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CITATIONS

References(7)

  • 1

    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.

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  • 2

    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.

    additional source
  • 3

    Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

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  • 4

    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.

    additional source
  • 5

    Pollock, L.W. (1998). A practical guide to the marine animals of northeastern North America. Rutgers University Press. New Brunswick, New Jersey & London. 367 pp.

    additional source
  • Source Information

    World Register of Marine Species

    World Register of Marine Species

    checklist

    An authoritative classification and catalogue of marine names. To obtain a full copy, please go to https://www.marinespecies.org/usersrequest.php

    WoRMS Editorial Board (2026). World Register of Marine Species. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.14284/170 accessed via GBIF.org on 2026-06-19.

    CC BYPublished 6/1/2026View dataset
    GBIF Usage Key
    155509284
    Dataset Key
    2d59e5db-57ad-41ff-97d6-11f5fb264527
    Origin
    source
    Backbone Key
    2115719
    Taxon ID
    urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:106213
    Last Crawled
    6/16/2026
    Last Interpreted
    6/16/2026