| Xenophoridae | |
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| Xenophora pallidula, a carrier shell | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Xenophoroidea |
| Family: | Xenophoridae Troschel, 1852 (1840) |
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| Synonyms | |
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Xenophoridae, commonly called carrier shells, is a family of medium-sized to large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Littorinimorpha.