Specimen Details

  • Taxon Name

    Lepas anserifera

  • Author and date of publication

    Linnaeus, 1767

  • Preferred Common name

    Goose Barnacle

  • Other Common Names

    Ridged Goose Barnacle

  • Date Identified

    /03/2026

  • Identified By

    Dr Gary C. Poore - Museum Victoria

  • Number Of Specimens

    6

  • Specimen Nature

    Nature: Whole, Form: wet, Fixative treatment: ethanol 95%, Medium: ethanol 95%

  • Collected By

    Lynda Avery

  • Sampling Method

    Beach washed

  • Date Visited From

    29/10/2024

  • Date Visited To

    29/10/2024

  • Category

    Natural Sciences

  • Scientific Group

    Invertebrate Zoology

  • Discipline

    Invertebrates

  • Collecting Areas

    Invertebrates

  • Type of Item

    Specimen

Taxonomy

Geospatial Information

  • Country

    Australia

  • State

    Victoria

  • Precise Location

    Massacre Bay, Bay of Martyrs Coastal Park (~5km west of Peterborough)

  • Latitude

    -38.58

  • Longitude

    142.84

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

  • Georeference Source

    NATMAP Raster approximate

  • Georeference Date

    2026-04-10T00:00:00

  • Georeference By

    Melanie Mackenzie - Museums Victoria