Balanus tintinnabulum (Linnaeus, 1758) is recorded as autochthonous from buoys in the coastal waters of the Netherlands. Dimensions reached within a limited time, giving an indication of growth rate, are given for Balanus tintinnabulum, Balanus perforatus Bruguière, 1789, B. improvisus Darwin, 1854, B. crenatus Bruguière, 1789, and Elminius modestus Darwin, 1854.

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Buizer, D. A. G. (1980). Balanus tintinnabulum (Linnaeus, 1758) autochthonous in the Netherlands, with notes on size and growth rate of other operculate barnacles (Cirripedia, Balanomorpha). Bulletin Zoologisch Museum, 7(15), 149–152.