Xenophora corrugata
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| image = Xenophora corrugata PICTURES NMR993000053454A.jpg
| image_caption = Preserved specimen
| taxon = Xenophora corrugata
| authority = (Reeve, 1842)
| synonyms = *Phorus corrugatus Reeve, 1842
- Xenophora tulearensis Stewart & Kosuge, 1993
- Xenophorus caperatus Philippi, 1849
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Xenophora corrugata is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Xenophoridae, the carrier shells.{{WRMS species|208538|Xenophora corrugata (Reeve, 1842)|||WoRMS (2010). Xenophora (Xenophora) corrugata (Reeve, 1842). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at
Description
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
References
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External links
- [https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/pp533 Ladd, H.S. (1977). Cenozoic fossil mollusks from western Pacific islands; Gastropods (Eratoidae through Harpidae). U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper. 533: i–iv, 1–84, pls 1–23] {{PD-notice}}
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Category:Gastropods described in 1842
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