Xenophora corrugata

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

Xenophora corrugata
Perserved specimen
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. corrugata
Binomial name
Xenophora corrugata
(Reeve, 1842)
Synonyms[1]
  • Phorus corrugatus Reeve, 1842
  • Xenophora tulearensis Stewart & Kosuge, 1993
  • Xenophorus caperatus Philippi, 1849

References
  1. Xenophora corrugata (Reeve, 1842). WoRMS (2010). Xenophora (Xenophora) corrugata (Reeve, 1842). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=208538 on 9 July 2010 .


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