Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Xenophoridae Scientific name Onustus exutus | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Xenophoroidea Genus Onustus Rank Species | |
Similar Xenophora pallidula, Stellaria solaris, Xenophoridae, Xenophora | ||
Onustus exutus is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Xenophoridae, the carrier shells.
Distribution
Onustus exustus is distributed in the Central Indo-Pacific from southern Japan to southern Indonesia, tropical Western Australia, northern Australia and Papua. It can be found between 18 and 340 m.
References
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