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title: "Montagu's Stellate Barnacle"
description: "Chthamalus montagui — Other animals. Chthamalus montagui, common name Montagu's stellate barnacle, is a species of acorn barnacle common on rocky shores in South West England, Ireland, and Southern Europe."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/montagu-s-stellate-barnacle
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Montagu's Stellate Barnacle

> Chthamalus montagui — Other animals. Chthamalus montagui, common name Montagu's stellate barnacle,  is a species of acorn barnacle common on rocky shores in South West England, Ireland, and Southern Europe.

- Scientific name: *Chthamalus montagui*
- Category: `other` (Other animals)
- Habitats: `sea` (Sea & coast)
- iNaturalist observations: 2226
- Wikidata: [Q2967492](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2967492)
- iNaturalist taxon: [197140](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/197140)

## Names

- en: Montagu's Stellate Barnacle
- fr: Chthamale Cerf-Volant

## Countries with the most observations

PT (305), GB (219), FR (180), ES (81), IT (27), IE (17), JE (8), HR (3)

## Summary

Chthamalus montagui, common name Montagu's stellate barnacle,  is a species of acorn barnacle common on rocky shores in South West England, Ireland, and Southern Europe.
The vertical distribution of C. montagui overlaps with that of Chthamalus stellatus with the specific prevalence of one species over another in a given locale possibly related to differences in the distribution of the species' larval stages.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chthamalus_montagui

## Photo

![Montagu's Stellate Barnacle](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/montagu-s-stellate-barnacle/medium.jpg)

Photo: Steve Milsom · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/298764475

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/montagu-s-stellate-barnacle?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).