| Family: |
Xenophoridae (carrier shells) |
| Max. size: |
13 cm ShH (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthic; marine; depth range 0 - 250 m |
| Distribution: |
Indo-West Pacific: from East Africa, including the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf, to eastern Indonesia; north to the Philippines and south to southern Indonesia. |
| Diagnosis: |
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| Biology: |
Occasionally collected in shrimp trawls. Shell used in shellcraft (Ref. 349). Found on the bottoms of the continental shelf and upper slope. Also from shallow subtidal waters (Ref. 349). Members of the family Xenophoridae feed directly on sediments (Ref. 107881), collecting tiny detritus (Ref. 349) and foraminiferans (Ref. 104247). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
| Country info: |
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