Overview
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Interesting Facts
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Description
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Habitat
Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 441 meters (0 to 1,447 feet).[1]
Taxonomy
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- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Protostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Lophotrochozoa
()
- Superphylum:
Eutrochozoa
()
- Phylum:
Mollusca
()
- (C. Linnaeus, 1758) Cuvier, 1795
- Molluscs
- Class:
Gastropoda
()
- Cuvier, 1795
- Snails and Slugs
- Subclass:
Orthogastropoda
()
- Ponder & Lindberg, 1996
- Superorder:
Caenogastropoda
()
- Cox, 1960
- Order:
Sorbeoconcha
()
- Ponder & Lindberg, 1997
- Suborder:
Hypsogastropoda
()
- Ponder & Lindberg, 1997
- Infraorder:
Littorinimorpha
()
- Golikov & Starobogatov, 1975
- Superfamily:
Xenophoroidea
()
- F.H. Troschel, 1852 (1840)
- Family:
Xenophoridae
()
- F.H. Troschel, 1852 (1840)
- Genus:
Xenophora
()
- G. Fischer von Waldheim, 1807
- Specific name:
corrugata
- (Reeve, 1843)
- Scientific name: - Xenophora corrugata (Reeve, 1843)
- Specific name:
corrugata
- (Reeve, 1843)
- Genus:
Xenophora
(
- Family:
Xenophoridae
(
- Superfamily:
Xenophoroidea
(
- Infraorder:
Littorinimorpha
(
- Suborder:
Hypsogastropoda
(
- Order:
Sorbeoconcha
(
- Superorder:
Caenogastropoda
(
- Subclass:
Orthogastropoda
(
- Class:
Gastropoda
(
- Phylum:
Mollusca
(
- Superphylum:
Eutrochozoa
(
- Infrakingdom:
Lophotrochozoa
(
- Branch:
Protostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Similar Species
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Members of the genus Xenophora
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 4 species and subspecies in this genus:
X. caribaea (Caribbean Carriersnail) · X. conchyliophora (American Carriersnail) · X. longleyi (Shingled Carriersnail) · X. pallidula (Carrier Shell)
More Info
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Further Reading
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- Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). London: BM(NH) url p. 363.
- Manual of conchology, structural and systematic: with illustrations of the species / by George W. Tryon, Jr. Philadelphia: Published by the Author, Academy of Natural Sciences, 1879-1898. url p. 436, p. 436, p. 436.
- Manual of the New Zealand mollusca / with an atlas of quarto plates. Wellington, N. Z.: J. Mackay, govt. printer, 1913-1915. url p. 278.
- Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London. London, Dulau. url p. 71.
- Report on the scientific results of the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-76: under the command of Captain George S. Nares, R.N., F.R.S. and Captain Frank Turle Thomson, R.N. / prepared under the superintendence of Sir C. Wyville Thomson. Edinburgh: Neill, 1880-1895. url p. 462, p. 463.
- Report to the government of Ceylon on the pearl oyster fisheries of the gulf of Manaar, by W.A. Herdman. .. With supplementary reports upon the marine biology of Ceylon, by other naturalists. Pub. at the request of the colonial government by the Royal society. London, 1903-06. url p. 272.
- The Prosobranchia of the Siboga Expedition / Leyden, E. J. Brill, 1908-13. url p. 203.
- The natural history of the island of Fernando de Noronha based on the collections made by the British Museum Expedition in 1887. [London: Academic Press], 1890. url p. 503.
- Transactions and proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. Wellington: New Zealand Institute. url p. 10, p. 524, p. 564.
Notes
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Contributors
- BioSystematic Database of World Diptera
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 14, 2012.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed December 15, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
- Pippen, Jeffrey S. Jeff's Nature Page. Accessed December 8, 2007.
- Thomson, Christian (from Diptera).
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal December 09, 2007:
- Academy of Natural Sciences, Academy of Natural Sciences Malacology Database
- Academy of Natural Sciences, Academy of Natural Sciences OBIS Mollusc Database [Darwin Core]
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, Academy of Natural Sciences OBIS Mollusc Database
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, Natal Museum - Mollusc Collection
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, iziko South African Museum - Mollusc Collection
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 1929172
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13822093
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 643877
Footnotes
- Mean = 203.910 meters (668.996 feet), Standard Deviation = 211.770 based on 11 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
