Notobalanus flosculus is a species of sessile barnacle found off southwestern South America.
Classification.
"Notobalanus flosculus" was first scientifically described as "Balanus flosculus" by Charles Darwin in 1854.
Distribution.
"Notobalanus flosculus" is found around Chilé and Peru and "N. flosculus" var. "sordidus" is known from the Tierra del Fuego archipelago. Fossils of this barnacle dating to the Miocene epoch have been found in the Kerguelen Islands.
Description.
"Notobalanus flosculus" is a small barnacle with a "purple or dirty white" shell that lives in the littoral zone on detritus such as wood, rocks, and shells.