Xenophora conchyliophora is a species of medium-sized to large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Xenophoridae, the carrier shells.[1]
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| An apical view of a shell of Xenophora conchyliophora with bivalve valves as attachments | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Xenophoridae |
| Genus: | Xenophora |
| Species: | X. conchyliophora
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| Xenophora conchyliophora (Born, 1780)
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Distribution
editThis is a Western Atlantic species.
Description
editThe maximum recorded shell length for this species is 72 mm.[2]
Habitat
editThe minimum recorded depth for this species is 0 m; maximum recorded depth is 635 m.[2]
See also
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- ^ a b Xenophora conchyliophora (Born, 1780). WoRMS (2010). Xenophora (Xenophora) conchyliophora (Born, 1780). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419698 on 9 July 2010 .
- ^ a b Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.