Xenophora calculifera Reeve 1842 (carrier shell)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Xenophoridae

Alternative combination: Phorus calculiferus

Belongs to Xenophora according to H. S. Ladd 1977

Sister taxa: Xenophora (Xenophora), Xenophora agglutinans, Xenophora carditigera, Xenophora conchyliophora, Xenophora corrugata, Xenophora crispa, Xenophora cummulans, Xenophora delecta, Xenophora deshayesi, Xenophora eocenica, Xenophora floridana, Xenophora hawleyi, Xenophora humilis, Xenophora konai, Xenophora onusta, Xenophora palaeoafra, Xenophora pallidula, Xenophora paulinae, Xenophora robusta, Xenophora rugata, Xenophora senegalensis, Xenophora simiensis, Xenophora stocki, Xenophora tatei, Xenophora terpstrai, Xenophora textilina, Xenophora willisi, Xenophora zitteli

Ecology: epifaunal grazer

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Vanuatu (1 collection)

• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Malaysia (1)

• Pliocene of Indonesia (2)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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