Xenophora, commonly called carrier shells, is a genus of medium-sized to large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Xenophoridae, the carrier snails or carrier shells.[2] The genus Xenophora is the type genus of the family Xenophoridae.
Etymology
The name Xenophora comes from two ancient Greek words, and means "bearing foreigners", so-called because in most species the snail cements pieces of rock or shells to its own shell at regular intervals as the shell grows.[3]
Description
The shells of species within this genus vary from small to large (diameter of base without attachments 19-90 mm; height of shell 21-60 mm), depressed-conical, with narrow to very narrow, simple peripheral edge, non-porcellanous ventrally. Foreign objects are attached to all whorls, with generally more than 30% of dorsal surface obscured by these objects. The foreign objects are usually medium-sized to large.[4] Although the foreign objects are usually mollusk shells, pebbles, or small pieces of coral rock, in some instances a bottle cap has been attached by the snail to its shell.
Species
The genus Xenophora includes the following species and subspecies:[4][5][6]
- Subgenus Xenophora (Austrophora) Kreipl, Alf & Kronenberg, 1999
- Subgenus Xenophora (Xenophora) Fischer von Waldheim, 1807
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Xenophora cerea (Reeve, 1845)
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Xenophora chinensis Philippi, 1841)
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Xenophora conchyliophora (Born, 1780) - American carriersnail (type species of Xenophora)
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Xenophora corrugata (Reeve, 1842)
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Xenophora crispa (König, 1825)
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Xenophora granulosa Ponder, 1983
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Xenophora japonica Kuroda & Habe in Kuroda et al., 1971
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Xenophora konoi Habe, 1953
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Xenophora mekranensis (Newton, 1905)
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Xenophora neozelanica Suter, 1908 - New Zealand carriershell
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Xenophora neozelandica neozelandica Suter, 1908
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Xenophora neozelandica kermadecensis Ponder, 1983
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Xenophora pallidula (Reeve, 1842) - pallid carrier shell
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Xenophora peroniana (Iredale, 1929)
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Xenophora peroniana peroniana (Iredale, 1929)
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Xenophora peroniana kondoi Ponder 1983
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Xenophora senegalensis Fischer, 1873
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Xenophora sinensis Qi & Li, 1986
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Xenophora solarioides (Reeve, 1845)
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Xenophora tenuis Fulton, 1938
- Species brought into synonymy
- Subgenus Xenophora (Stellaria) Möller, 1832: synonym of Stellaria Möller, 1832
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Xenophora (Stellaria) testigera (Bronn, 1831): synonym of Stellaria testigera (Bronn, 1831)
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Xenophora australis Souverbie & Montrouzier, 1870: synonym of Xenophora (Xenophora) solarioides (Reeve, 1845)
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Xenophora calculifera (Reeve, 1843): synonym of Stellaria chinensis (Philippi, 1841)
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Xenophora caperata sensu Petit de la Saussaye, 1857: synonym of Xenophora (Xenophora) senegalensis Fischer, 1873
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Xenophora caribaea Petit de la Saussaye, 1857 - Caribbean carriersnail: synonym of Onustus caribaeus (Petit de la Saussaye, 1857)
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Xenophora cavelieri Rochebrune, 1883: synonym of Xenophora (Xenophora) senegalensis Fischer, 1873
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Xenophora digitata Martens, 1878: synonym of Stellaria testigera digitata Martens, 1878
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Xenophora gigantea (Schepman, 1909): synonym of Stellaria gigantea (Schepman, 1909)
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Xenophora helvacea Philippi, 1851: synonym of Onustus indicus (Gmelin, 1791)
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Xenophora indica (Gmelin, 1791): synonym of Onustus indicus (Gmelin, 1791)
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Xenophora japonica Kuroda & Habe, 1971: synonym of Xenophora (Xenophora) japonica Kuroda & Habe, 1971
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Xenophora konoi Habe, 1953: synonym of Xenophora (Xenophora) mekranensis konoi Habe, 1953
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Xenophora laevigata Fischer von Waldheim, 1807: synonym of Xenophora (Xenophora) conchyliophora (Born, 1780)
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Xenophora lamberti Souverbie, 1871: synonym of Stellaria lamberti (Souverbie, 1871)
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Xenophora longleyi Bartsch, 1931 - shingled carriersnail: synonym of Onustus longleyi Bartsch, 1931
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Xenophora meandrina Fischer von Waldheim, 1807: synonym of Xenophora (Xenophora) conchyliophora (Born, 1780)
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Xenophora mediterranea Tiberi, 1863: synonym of Xenophora (Xenophora) crispa (König, 1825)
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Xenophora neozelanica Suter, 1908: synonym of Xenophora (Xenophora) neozelanica neozelanica Suter, 1908
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Xenophora regularis Habe & Okutani, 1983 : synonym of Xenophora (Xenophora) granulosa Ponder, 1983
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Xenophora tenuis Hirase, 1934: synonym of Xenophora (Xenophora) tenuis Fulton, 1983
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Xenophora torrida Kuroda & Ito, 1961 : synonym of Xenophora (Xenophora) cerea (Reeve, 1845)
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Xenophora tricostata Fischer von Waldheim, 1807: synonym of Xenophora (Xenophora) conchyliophora (Born, 1780)
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Xenophora tulearensis Stewart & Kosuge, 1993: synonym of Xenophora (Xenophora) corrugata (Reeve, 1842)
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Xenophora vulcanica Fischer von Waldheim, 1807: synonym of Xenophora (Xenophora) conchyliophora (Born, 1780)
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Xenophora wagneri Philippi, 1855: synonym of Onustus indicus (Gmelin, 1791)
Extinct species
A view of the fossil
shell of
Xenophora infundibulum
Extinct species within this genus include: [7]
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†Xenophora carditigera Nielsen and DeVries 2002
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†Xenophora cummulans Brongniart 1823
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†Xenophora delecta Guppy 1876
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†Xenophora deshayesi Michelotti 1847
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†Xenophora eocenica Abbass 1967
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†Xenophora floridana Mansfield 1930
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†Xenophora infundibulum (Brocchi, 1814)[8]
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†Xenophora palaeoafra Gliozzi and Malatesta 1983
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†Xenophora paulinae Nielsen and DeVries 2002
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†Xenophora rugata Abbass 1967
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†Xenophora tatei Harris 1897
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†Xenophora terpstrai Dey 1961
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†Xenophora textilina Dall 1892
Fossil record
Fossils of Xenophora are found in marine strata from the Cretaceous to Quaternary (age range: from 89.3 to 0.012 million years ago.). Fossils are known all over the world. [7][9]
See also
References
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^ Fischer von Waldheim, Gotthelf (1807). Muséum Demidoff, ou catalogue systématique et raisonné des curiosités de la nature et de l'art. Vol. 3: Végétaux et animaux. p. 213.
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^ WoRMS (2012). Xenophora. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138664 on 2012-06-28
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^ Xenophora.org website [1] accessed 24 April 2014
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^ a b Kreipl, K. & Alf, A. (1999): Recent Xenophoridae. 148 pp. incl. 28 color plts. ConchBooks, Hackenheim, ISBN 3-925919-26-0.
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^ Powell A. W. B. (1979). New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand. ISBN 0-00-216906-1
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^ OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database
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^ a b Paleobiology Database
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^ Stromboidea
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^ G. Manganelli, V. Spadini, S. Cianfanelli The xenophorid gastropods of the Mediterranean Pliocene: the record of the Siena Basin
- Kreipl K. & Alf A. (1999). Recent Xenophoridae. Conchbooks, Hackenheim> Germany. 148pp.