
The Atlantic Carrier Snail
The Atlantic Carrier Snail, Xenophora conchyliophora (Born, 1780), is a moderately rare species in the barrier islands of Southwest Florida. Almost all members of the Carrier Snail family Xenophoridae have the ability to cement other shells, shell fragments, worm tubes, corals, and even little pebbles to their own shells. They hold the object to be cemented in place with their foot, then proceed to secrete shell material to affix the object permanently to their own shell edge. Some species speci