Xenophora crispa

Xenophora crispa
Temporal range: Pliocene – Recent [1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Xenophoridae
Genus: Xenophora
Species:
X. crispa
Binomial name
Xenophora crispa
(König, 1825)
Synonyms[2]
  • Trochus crispus König, 1825
  • Xenophora (Xenophora) crispa (König, 1825) · accepted, alternate representation
  • Xenophora mediterranea Tiberi, 1863

Xenophora crispa, the Mediterranean Carrier Shell, is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Xenophoridae, the carrier shells.[2][3]

Fossils of Xenophora crispa from Pliocene of Italy
  1. ^ Paleobiology Database
  2. ^ a b Xenophora crispa (König, 1825). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
  3. ^ Encyclopedia of life