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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report
Animalia (kingdom) » Mollusca (phylum) » Gastropoda (class) » Littorinimorpha (order) » Xenophoridae (family)
CAAB Code: | 24 145000 |
Scientific Name and Authority: | Xenophoridae |
CAAB category: | 24 - Mollusca - Gastropoda Gastropods (univalve molluscs, slugs, snails etc.) |
Distribution map:
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Family: | 24 145 Xenophoridae (carrier shells) - show full list | |
Common Name: | carrier shells | |
Organism Type: | a carrier shell | |
Taxon lists: |
Current Australian list:
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Habitat: |
Marine unspecified | |
Child Codes: |
24 145902
Onustus spp. 24 145903 Stellaria spp. 24 145901 Xenophora spp. |
Taxon Notes: | This code is provided for use when identification of a specimen to family level is sufficient, or when no further detail is available. | ||||||
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Scientific Name verified against: | WoRMS, WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species. . Available from http: www.marinespecies.org at VLIZ. |