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

Xenophora japonica
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Xenophoridae
Genus: Xenophora
Subgenus: Xenophora
Species:
X. japonica
Binomial name
Xenophora japonica
Kuroda & Habe, 1971
Synonyms[1]
  • Xenophora japonica Kuroda & Habe, 1971

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  1. ^ a b Xenophora japonica Kuroda & Habe, 1971. WoRMS (2010). Xenophora (Xenophora) japonica Kuroda & Habe, 1971. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=468039 on 9 July 2010 .