Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Xenophoridae Scientific name Onustus longleyi | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Xenophoroidea Genus Onustus Rank Species | |
Similar Xenophora conchyliophora, Xenophora crispa, Stellaria solaris | ||
Onustus longleyi is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Xenophoridae, the carrier shells.
Distribution
Onustus longleyi is distributed along the American Atlantic coast from North Carolina to the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean reaching Brazil in the South. It can be found between 180 and 695 meters.
References
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