Xenophora japonica

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

Xenophora japonica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Xenophoroidea
Family:
Xenophoridae
Genus:
Xenophora
Subgenus:
Xenophora
Species:
X. japonica
Binomial name
Xenophora japonica
Kuroda & Habe, 1971
Synonyms[1]
  • Xenophora japonica Kuroda & Habe, 1971

Description

References
  1. 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 .


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