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

Xenophora corrugata
Preserved specimen
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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[1]
  • Phorus corrugatus Reeve, 1842
  • Xenophora tulearensis Stewart & Kosuge, 1993
  • Xenophorus caperatus Philippi, 1849

Description

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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

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

Fossils have been found in Pliocene strata in Fiji.

References

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  1. ^ 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 .
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