Xenophora conchyliophora

Xenophora conchyliophora
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Xenophoroidea
Family: Xenophoridae
Genus: Xenophora
Subgenus: Xenophora
Species: X. conchyliophora
Binomial name
Xenophora conchyliophora
(Born, 1780)
Synonyms[1]

Astraea lapidifera Röding, 1798
Phorus onustus Reeve, 1842
Trochus conchyliophorus Born, 1780
Xenophora laevigata Fischer von Waldheim, 1807
Xenophora meandrina Fischer von Waldheim, 1807
Xenophora tricostata Fischer von Waldheim, 1807
Xenophora vulcanica Fischer von Waldheim, 1807

Xenophora conchyliophora is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Xenophoridae, the carrier shells.[1]

Contents

Distribution

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 72 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 635 m.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Xenophora conchyliophora (Born, 1780). WoRMS (2010). Xenophora (Xenophora) conchyliophora (Born, 1780). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419698 on 9 July 2010.
  2. ^ a b c Welch J. J. (2010). "The “Island Rule” and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.