Xenophora corrugata

Xenophora corrugata
	Preserved specimen
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Xenophoridae
Genus:	Xenophora
Species:	X. corrugata
Binomial name
	Xenophora corrugata; (Reeve, 1842)
Synonyms
	Phorus corrugatus Reeve, 1842; Xenophora tulearensis Stewart & Kosuge, 1993; Xenophorus caperatus Philippi, 1849;

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

Description

The length of the shell attains 35 mm, its diameter 38.5 mm.

The spire is moderately high, broadly convex, bearing strong diagonal wrinkles. The base is deeply concave, its surface covered by close-set spiral ribs that are beaded by low curved radials, resulting in a corrugated surface.

Distribution

Species have been found in Fiji, Australia, Japan, and the Indian Ocean.

Fossils have been found in Pliocene strata in Fiji.

References

^ ^a ^b Xenophora corrugata (Reeve, 1842). WoRMS (2010). Xenophora (Xenophora) corrugata (Reeve, 1842). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=208538 on 9 July 2010 .

External links

Ladd, H.S. (1977). Cenozoic fossil mollusks from western Pacific islands; Gastropods (Eratoidae through Harpidae). U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper. 533: i–iv, 1–84, pls 1–23 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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[WoRMS-1] Xenophora corrugata (Reeve, 1842). WoRMS (2010). Xenophora (Xenophora) corrugata (Reeve, 1842). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=208538 on 9 July 2010 .

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