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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Thecostraca |
| Subclass: | Cirripedia |
| Order: | Balanomorpha |
| Family: | Balanidae |
| Genus: | Megabalanus |
| Species: | M. coccopoma
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| Megabalanus coccopoma | |
Megabalanus coccopoma, the titan acorn barnacle, is a tropical species of barnacle first described by Charles Darwin in 1854. Its native range is the Pacific coasts of South and Central America but it is extending its range to other parts of the world.
- ^ Chan, Benny K.K. (2012). "Megabalanus coccopoma (Darwin, 1854)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2012-10-26.