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Xenophora solaris (Linnaeus, 1764) Sunburst carrier shell |
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photo by
Coltro, Marcus |
| 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. | |||
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| Biology: | Occasionally collected in shrimp trawls. Shell used in shellcraft (Ref. 349). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||
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