Interesting Facts
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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:
solarioides
- (Reeve, 1845)
- Scientific name: - Xenophora solarioides (Reeve, 1845)
- Specific name:
solarioides
- (Reeve, 1845)
- 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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- Catalogue of the marine mollusks of Japan, with descriptions of new species and notes on others collected by Frederick Stearns, by Henry A. Pilsbry. .. Detroit, Frederick Stearns, 1895. url p. 70, p. 70.
- Journal of conchology. London: D. Bogue. url p. 266.
- Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. Sydney, Linnean Society of New South Wales. url , p. 3.
- Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London. London, Dulau. url p. 227.
- 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. 464, p. 713, p. 717.
- The Annals and magazine of natural history; zoology, botany, and geology being a continuation of the Annals combined with Loudon and Charlesworth's Magazine of Natural History. ser. 4, 6 1870 London, Taylor and Francis, Ltd. url p. 442.
- The Victorian naturalist. [Melbourne]Field Naturalists Club of Victoria. url p. 50.
- The genera of recent Mollusca: arranged according to their organization. By Henry Adams...and Arthur Adams. LondonJ. Van Voorst, 1858. url p. 40.
- Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. London: [The Society], 1879- url p. 91.
Notes
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Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 14, 2012.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 25, 2007:
- Academy of Natural Sciences, Academy of Natural Sciences OBIS Mollusc Database [Darwin Core]
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, Natal Museum - Mollusc Collection
- Marine Science Institute, UCSB, Paleobiology Database
- OZCAM
- Provider, Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 1929186
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 15591272
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 643875
