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Family: Xenophoridae carrier shells



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19 species (see list below)
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Onustus exutus
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Stellaria gigantean
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Tugurium caribaeum
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Tugurium longleyi
[Longley's carrier shell]
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Max. Length 11.6 cm DL
 
Xenophora caribaea
[Caribbean carriersnail]

Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 5 cm ShH
Xenophora cerea(Reeve, 1845)

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Xenophora cerea
[Rough carrier shell]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Atlantic.
Max. Length 7.2 cm NG
Xenophora conchyliophora(Born, 1780)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Xenophora conchyliophora
[American carriersnail]

Coltro, Marcus

Indo-Pacific.

Xenophora corrugata(Reeve, 1842)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Xenophora corrugata
[]

Belouahem, Samih

Mediterranean Sea.

Xenophora crispa(König, 1825)

Photo by Belouahem, Samih
 
Xenophora crispa
[Curly carrier shell]
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Max. Length 10 cm ShH
 
Xenophora exuta
[Barren carrier-shell]
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Xenophora granulosa
[]
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Max. Length 10 cm ShH
 
Xenophora indica
[Indian carrier-shell]
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Max. Length 5.5 cm ShH
 
Xenophora japonica
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 15 cm DL
 
Xenophora longleyi
[Shingled carriersnail]
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Xenophora neozelanica
[Carrier shell]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 10 cm ShH
Xenophora pallidula(Reeve, 1842)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Xenophora pallidula
[Pallid carrier-shell]
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Xenophora peroniana
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Xenophora sinensis
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 13 cm ShH
Xenophora solaris(Linnaeus, 1764)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Xenophora solaris
[Sunburst carrier shell]


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