Species sheet
Goose barnacle
Scalpellum scalpellum (Linnaeus, 1767)
AnimalsArthropodsCrustaceans Cirripedes (barnacles, barnacles...)
Distribution map
Geographic areas (BioObs)
Western MediterraneanMediterranean - Alboran SeaEastern MediterraneanNorth-East AtlanticChannel & North
Observation type
Scuba divingApnea / SnorkellingForeshore / Shoreline
Other common names
- Goose-neck barnacleBritish English
- ScalpellumBritish English
- ScalpellumGerman (Germany)
- ScalpellumFrench (France)
- ScalpellumDutch (Netherlands)
Other invalid scientific names
- Lepas scalpellum
- Scalpellum siciliae
- Scalpellum vulgare
- Weltnerium pusillum
- Weltnerium richardi
Links to our partners' sheets
Sources
- HUET Sylvie, ANDRÉ Frédéric in : DORIS, 05/04/2014 : Scalpellum scalpellum (Linnaeus, 1767), https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/516
How to cite this BioObs sheet?
BioObs, 18/09/2026 : Scalpellum scalpellum (Linnaeus, 1767), https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/1406
Modification history
- Created by BioObs user on 18/09/2026
Contact the species-sheet team
Spotted an error, have a detail to add or a photo to suggest for this sheet? Write to us — the team will reply by email.