Xenophora
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Xenophora, common name
carrier shells, is a genus
of medium sized to large sea snails, marine
gastropod mollusks in the family
Xenophoridae
, the carrier snails or carrier shells.
small to large (diameter of base without attachments 19-90 mm; height of shell 21-60 mm), depressed-conical, with narrow to very narrow, simple peripheral edge, non-porcellanous ventrally. Foreign objects attached to all whorls
, generally more than 30% of dorsal surface obscured. Objects usually medium-sized to large.
Common name
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carrier shells, is a genus
Genera
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of medium sized to large sea snails, marine
Marine (ocean)
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gastropod mollusks in the family
Family (biology)
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Xenophoridae
Xenophoridae
Xenophoridae, common name carrier shells, are a taxonomic family of medium-sized to large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Littorinimorpha....
, the carrier snails or carrier shells.
Description
ShellsGastropod shell
The gastropod shell is a shell which is part of the body of a gastropod or snail, one kind of mollusc. The gastropod shell is an external skeleton or exoskeleton, which serves not only for muscle attachment, but also for protection from predators and from mechanical damage...
small to large (diameter of base without attachments 19-90 mm; height of shell 21-60 mm), depressed-conical, with narrow to very narrow, simple peripheral edge, non-porcellanous ventrally. Foreign objects attached to all whorls
Whorl (mollusc)
A whorl is a single, complete 360° revolution or turn in the spiral growth of a mollusc shell. A spiral configuration of the shell is found in of numerous gastropods, but it is also found in shelled cephalopods including Nautilus, Spirula and the large extinct subclass of cephalopods known as the...
, generally more than 30% of dorsal surface obscured. Objects usually medium-sized to large.
Species
The genus Xenophora includes the following species and subspecies:- Xenophora caribaea Petit de la Saussaye, 1857 - Caribbean carriersnail
- Xenophora cereaXenophora cereaXenophora cerea is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Xenophoridae, the carrier shells....
(Reeve, 1845) - Xenophora chinensis PhilippiRodolfo Amando PhilippiRodolfo Amando Philippi was a German-Chilean paleontologist and zoologist....
, 1841) - Xenophora conchyliophoraXenophora conchyliophoraXenophora conchyliophora is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Xenophoridae, the carrier shells....
(Born, 1780) - American carriersnail (type speciesType speciesIn biological nomenclature, a type species is both a concept and a practical system which is used in the classification and nomenclature of animals and plants. The value of a "type species" lies in the fact that it makes clear what is meant by a particular genus name. A type species is the species...
of Xenophora) - Xenophora corrugataXenophora corrugataXenophora corrugata is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Xenophoridae, the carrier shells....
(Reeve, 1842) - Xenophora flindersiXenophora flindersiXenophora flindersi is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Xenophoridae, the carrier shells....
(Cotton & Godfrey, 1938) - Xenophora crispaXenophora crispaXenophora crispa is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Xenophoridae, the carrier shells....
(König, 1825) - Xenophora granulosaXenophora granulosaXenophora granulosa is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Xenophoridae, the carrier shells....
Ponder, 1983 - Xenophora indica Gmelin, 1791
- Xenophora japonicaXenophora japonicaXenophora japonica is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Xenophoridae, the carrier shells....
Kuroda & Habe in Kuroda et al., 1971 - Xenophora longleyi Bartsch, 1931 - shingled carriersnail
- Xenophora mekranensis konoi Habe, 1953
- Xenophora neozelanicaXenophora neozelanicaXenophora neozelanica, is a species of medium-sized sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Xenophoridae, the carrier snails or carrier shells.-References:...
Suter, 1908- Xenophora neozelandica neozelandica Suter, 1908
- Xenophora neozelandica kermadecensis Ponder, 1983
- Xenophora pallidulaXenophora pallidulaXenophora pallidula is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Xenophoridae, the carrier shells....
(Reeve, 1842) - pallid carrier shell - Xenophora peronianaXenophora peronianaXenophora peroniana is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Xenophoridae, the carrier shells....
(Iredale, 1929)- Xenophora peroniana peroniana (Iredale, 1929)
- Xenophora peroniana kondoi Ponder 1983
- Xenophora regularis Habe & Okutani, 1983
- Xenophora senegalensisXenophora senegalensisXenophora senegalensis is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Xenophoridae, the carrier shells....
Fischer, 1873 - Xenophora solarioidesXenophora solarioidesXenophora solarioides is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Xenophoridae, the carrier shells....
(Reeve, 1845) - Xenophora tenuisXenophora tenuisXenophora tenuis is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Xenophoridae, the carrier shells....
Fulton, 1938 - Xenophora torrida Kuroda & Ito, 1961
- Xenophora neozelanicaXenophora neozelanicaXenophora neozelanica, is a species of medium-sized sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Xenophoridae, the carrier snails or carrier shells.-References:...
SuterHenry SuterHenry Suter was a New Zealand zoologist, naturalist, palaeontologist, and malacologist.- Biography :...
, 1908 - New Zealand carriershell