Species of gastropod
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.
Description
The maximum recorded shell length for this species is 72 mm.[2]
Habitat
The minimum recorded depth for this species is 0 m; maximum recorded depth is 635 m.[2]
See also
- Images of a live Xenophora conchyliophora, photographed in situ underwater by Anne DuPont
References
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- ^ 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.
- Opinion 715, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 417 (1964)
