Stellaria gigantea

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Stellaria gigantea
Xenophora gigantea (great carrier snail) (24447949470).jpg
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S. gigantea
Binomial name
Stellaria gigantea
(Schepman, 1909)
Synonyms [1]

Stellaria gigantea is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Xenophoridae, the carrier shells. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Stellaria gigantea (Schepman, 1909) . WoRMS (2010). Stellaria gigantea (Schepman, 1909). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=468048 on 9 July 2010 .