Xenophora conchyliophora

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

Xenophora conchyliophora
An apical view of a shell of Xenophora conchyliophora with bivalve valves as attachments
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Xenophoridae
Genus:	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

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