Xenophora pallidula

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

Xenophora pallidula
Five views of a shell of Xenophora pallidula
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. pallidula
Binomial name
Xenophora pallidula
(Reeve, 1842)
Synonyms[1]
  • Phorus pallidulus Reeve, 1842

Description

Distribution

Mascarene Basin[1]

References
  1. Xenophora pallidula (Reeve, 1842). WoRMS (2010). Xenophora (Xenophora) pallidula (Reeve, 1842). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=208542 on 9 July 2010 .


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