Xenophora solarioides

Scientific Name:-

Xenophora solarioides

Common Name:-

carrier shell

Malayalam Name:-

Category:-

Mollusca

Status:-

Not evaluated Picture courtesy: Conchology.be

Description:-

Shell small, spire low, umbilicus wide and deep, border subangulate; Whorls convex, sculpture composed of five closely set axial wavy striae crossed by growth lines. Base almost flat, with 3-6 spiral cords over inner half, umbilicus weakly striated spirally within. Empty gastropod shells, bivalves, stones etc seen cemented to dorsal surface. Colour dull yellowish white, aperture white.

Threats:-

Not reported

Remark:-

Rao (2003) reported the presence of this species along Kerala coast

Habitat:-

Continental shelf; inter tidal; shallow subtidal

Synonyms:-

Onustus javanicus Gray, 1857 (synonym)
Phorus solarioides Reeve, 1845 (original combination)
Xenophora (Xenophora) solarioides (Reeve, 1845)
Xenophora australis Souverbie & Montrouzier, 1870

References:-

Rao, NVS (2003). Indian seashells. Records of the Zoological Survey of India ZSI, Kolkata (Part 1) 416 pp.

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