Stellaria chinensis

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

Stellaria chinensis
Apical view of a shell of Stellaria chinensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Xenophoroidea
Family:
Xenophoridae
Genus:
Stellaria
Species:
S. chinensis
Binomial name
Stellaria chinensis
(Philippi, 1841)
Synonyms[1]
  • Phorus calculiferus Reeve, 1842
  • Trochus chinensis Philippi, 1841
  • Xenophora (Stellaria) chinensis (Philippi, 1841)
  • Xenophora calculifera (Reeve, 1843)

Description

Distribution
Apertural view of a shell of Stellaria chinensis

References
  1. Stellaria chinensis (Philippi, 1841). WoRMS (2010). Stellaria chinensis (Philippi, 1841). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=468047 on 9 July 2010 .


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