Xenophora conchyliophora is a species of medium-sized to large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Xenophoridae, the carrier shells.
Distribution This is a Western Atlantic species.
Description The maximum recorded shell length for this species is 72 mm.Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. .
Habitat The minimum recorded depth for this species is 0 m; maximum recorded depth is 635 m.
See also Images of a live Xenophora conchyliophora, photographed in situ underwater by Anne DuPont
References
Opinion 715, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 417 (1964)