Pallid Carrier Shell

Description

Carrier snails are marine gastropods that attach shells, rocks, and other debris to their shells.


Object Information

Date Created:

unknown

Local ID:

NTRL 3913

Collection:

Naturalist Center at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences

Count:

1

Kingdom:

Animalia

Phylum:

Mollusca

Class:

Gastropoda

Order:

Littorinimorpha

Family:

Xenophoridae

Genus:

Xenophora

Species:

pallidula

Scientific Name:

Xenophora pallidula

Common Name:

Pallid Carrier Shell