Xenophora pallidula

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

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

Distribution

Mascarene Basin[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 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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