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Taxon: Family Xenophoridae Troschel, 1852 (1840) - carrier snails (mollusc)
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Authorship

SN2000 author citation:  F.H. Troschel, 1852 (1840)

Types

Nominotypical taxon of: Xenophoroidea (Superfamily) Troschel, 1852 (1840)
Type: Xenophora (Genus) Fischer von Waldheim, 1807 Ref: P. Bouchet & J.-P. Rocroi, 2005: 185.

Variants

Incorrect authorship: Xenophoridae (Family) Philippi, 1853, cit. inval. Ref: P. Bouchet & J.-P. Rocroi, 2005: 185.

Synonyms

Synonymous name: Onustidae (Family) Adams & Adams, 1854 Ref: P. Bouchet & J.-P. Rocroi, 2005: 253.
Synonymous name: Phoridae (Family) Gray, 1840, nom. illeg. Ref: P. Bouchet & J.-P. Rocroi, 2005: 253.

Vernacular Names (English)

Full name: carrier snails
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