Tag: Spirula

Stranded ram's horn shell covered in small goose barnacles. Found on the beach in Port Alfred (Eastern Cape, South Africa), 2024. Ram’s horn shell (Spirula spirula)
Cephalopods · Marine Life · South Africa

Ram’s horn shell (Spirula spirula)

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Stranded ram's horn shell covered in small goose barnacles. Found on the beach in Port Alfred (Eastern Cape, South Africa), 2024. Shell cylindrical, forming a loose, flat spire, and made up of a series of chambers.Rarely seen, the animal is squid-like, with eight short arms and two long tentacles. About 25 mm. The live animal… Continue reading Ram’s horn shell (Spirula spirula)

Small goose barnacles attached on a ram's horn squid shell washed on the beach. Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2024). Small goose barnacle (Lepas pectinata)
Arthropods · Barnacles · Marine Life · South Africa

Small goose barnacle (Lepas pectinata)

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Small goose barnacles attached on a ram's horn squid shell washed on the beach. Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2024). White small stalked barnacle with a light-brown always short peduncle. Body shelled with thick striated plates. Scutum round and broad, with a ridge so forward that it appears not to have one. Tergum triangular and pointy.… Continue reading Small goose barnacle (Lepas pectinata)