Xenophora conchyliophora

Xenophora conchyliophora
	An apical view of a shell of Xenophora conchyliophora with bivalve valves as attachments
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Xenophoridae
Genus:	Xenophora
Species:	X. conchyliophora
Binomial name
	Xenophora conchyliophora; (Born, 1780)
Synonyms
	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 medium-sized to large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Xenophoridae, the carrier shells.^[1]

Distribution

This is a Western Atlantic species.

The maximum recorded shell length for this species is 72 mm.^[2]

The minimum recorded depth for this species is 0 m; maximum recorded depth is 635 m.^[2]

^ ^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 .
^ ^a ^b 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.

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