---
title: "Wrinkled Barnacle"
description: "Balanus crenatus — Inne zwierzęta. Balanus crenatus is a species of acorn barnacle in the Balanidae family."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/wrinkled-barnacle
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Wrinkled Barnacle

> Balanus crenatus — Inne zwierzęta. Balanus crenatus is a species of acorn barnacle in the Balanidae family.

- Scientific name: *Balanus crenatus*
- Category: `other` (Inne zwierzęta)
- Habitats: `sea` (Morze i wybrzeże)
- iNaturalist observations: 2368
- Wikidata: [Q542791](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q542791)
- iNaturalist taxon: [117672](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/117672)

## Names

- en: Wrinkled Barnacle
- de: Gekerbte Seepocke
- fr: Balane crénelée

## Countries with the most observations

US (199), CA (61), FR (55), GB (33), IE (6), NL (5), DK (4), BE (3), DE (3), NO (3)

## Summary

Balanus crenatus is a species of acorn barnacle in the Balanidae family. It is found in the North Pacific and the North Atlantic Ocean.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Stephen James McWilliam · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/212539827

## Machine access

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