Some years ago there was an article in a shell club newsletter about
this. Yes, it fusses around inspecting different bits of shell, then
spends time deciding just how to attach it. I think  the process took a
day or two.

Peggy

On Jan 5, 2005, at 10:32 AM, Andy Rindsberg wrote:

Has anyone witnessed Xenophora attaching objects to itself, perhaps in
an
aquarium? How does the animal do that? Does it fuss around inspecting
different bits of shell, like a hermit crab seeking a new domicile?

Andrew K. Rindsberg
Geological Survey of Alabama

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