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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]

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe

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

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Xenophora cerea
[Rough carrier shell]

Photo by Coltro, Marcus

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

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Xenophora conchyliophora
[American carriersnail]

Photo by Coltro, Marcus

Indo-Pacific.

Xenophora corrugata (Reeve, 1842)

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Xenophora corrugata
[]

Photo by Belouahem, Samih

Mediterranean Sea.

Xenophora crispa (König, 1825)

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

Photo by Coltro, Marcus

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

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Xenophora pallidula
[Pallid carrier-shell]
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Xenophora peroniana
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Xenophora sinensis
[]

Photo by Coltro, Marcus

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

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Xenophora solaris
[Sunburst carrier shell]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Onustus exutus Western Pacific 1842
Stellaria gigantean Western Central Pacific 1909
Tugurium caribaeum Western Central Pacific 1856
Tugurium longleyi Longley's carrier shell Western Central Atlantic 1931
Xenophora caribaea Caribbean carriersnail Western Atlantic. 11.6 DL 1857
Xenophora cerea Rough carrier shell Indo-West Pacific 5 ShH 1845
Xenophora conchyliophora American carriersnail Western Atlantic. 7.2 NG 1780
Xenophora corrugata Indo-Pacific. 1842
Xenophora crispa Curly carrier shell Mediterranean Sea. 1825
Xenophora exuta Barren carrier-shell Western Central Pacific 10 ShH 1842
Xenophora granulosa Western Central Pacific 1983
Xenophora indica Indian carrier-shell Western Central Pacific 10 ShH 1791
Xenophora japonica Western Central Pacific 5.5 ShH 1938
Xenophora longleyi Shingled carriersnail Western Atlantic. 15 DL 1931
Xenophora neozelanica Carrier shell Southwest Pacific 1908
Xenophora pallidula Pallid carrier-shell Western Central Pacific 10 ShH 1842
Xenophora peroniana Eastern Central Pacific 1929
Xenophora sinensis Northwest Pacific 1847
Xenophora solaris Sunburst carrier shell Indo-West Pacific 13 ShH 1764



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