---
title: "Beaked Barnacle"
description: "Austrominius modestus — Otros animales. Austrominius modestus (syn."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/es/animal/beaked-barnacle
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Beaked Barnacle

> Austrominius modestus — Otros animales. Austrominius modestus (syn.

- Scientific name: *Austrominius modestus*
- Category: `other` (Otros animales)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mar y costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 2276
- Wikidata: [Q13896144](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13896144)
- iNaturalist taxon: [410684](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/410684)

## Names

- en: Beaked Barnacle
- de: Australische Seepocke
- fr: Balane croix de Malte
- nl: Nieuw-Zeelandse zeepok

## Countries with the most observations

NZ (548), GB (539), FR (256), AU (134), DE (47), IE (37), NL (37), DK (14), BE (12), ES (11), PT (10)

## Summary

Austrominius modestus (syn. Elminius modestus) is a species of barnacle in the family Elminiidae, native to Australia, Tasmania and New Zealand, but now spread to Britain and the north west coasts of Europe. It reaches a maximum size of about 10 millimetres (3⁄8 in) in diameter.

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

## Photo

![Beaked Barnacle](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/beaked-barnacle/medium.jpg)

Photo: drmaward · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/167849376

## Machine access

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