Aporrhais is a genus of medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Aporrhaidae and the superfamily Stromboidea.
The genus is known from the Triassic to the Recent periods (age range: 205.6 to 0.0 million years ago). Fossils of species within this genus have been found all over the world.
Species
This genus contains the following extant species: Aporrhais elegantissima Parenzan, 1970 Aporrhais pesgallinae Barnard, 1963 Aporrhais pespelecani (Linnaeus, 1758), common pelican's foot Aporrhais senegalensis Gray, 1838 Aporrhais serresiana (Michaud, 1828)
Extinct species within this genus include: †Aporrhais dingdenensis Marquet 2002 † Aporrhais peralata (Sacco, 1893) † Aporrhais pliorara (Sacco, 1893) †Aporrhais pugens Wollemann 1908 †Aporrhais speciosa Schlotheim 1820 †Aporrhais uttingeriana (Risso, 1826)
Species brought into synonymy
Aporrhais aldrovandi Capellini, 1860: synonym of Aporrhais pespelecani (Linnaeus, 1758) † Aporrhais angulata Gabb, 1864: synonym of † Anchura angulata (Gabb, 1864) Aporrhais francheti Rochebrune, 1883: synonym of Aporrhais senegalensis Gray, 1838 Aporrhais macandreae Jeffreys, 1867: synonym of Aporrhais serresianus (Michaud, 1828) Aporrhais michaudi Locard, 1890: synonym of Aporrhais pespelecani (Linnaeus, 1758) Aporrhais occidentalis Beck, 1836 : synonym of Arrhoges occidentalis (Beck, 1836) Aporrhais pelecanipes Locard, 1892: synonym of Aporrhais pespelecani (Linnaeus, 1758) Aporrhais pes-gallinae Barnard: synonym of Aporrhais pesgallinae Barnard, 1963 Aporrhais pespelicani (Linnaeus, 1758): synonym of Aporrhais pespelecani (Linnaeus, 1758) Aporrhais quadrifidus da Costa, 1778: synonym of Aporrhais pespelecani (Linnaeus, 1758) Aporrhais sarsii Kobelt, 1908: synonym of Aporrhais serresianus (Michaud, 1828) Aporrhais serreseanus [sic]: synonym of Aporrhais serresianus (Michaud, 1828) † Aporrhais vetus Packard, 1922: synonym of † Alarimella veta (Packard, 1922)
References
Cosel R. von (1977). Die Arten der Gattung Aporrhais Da Costa im Ostatlantik und Beobachtungen zum Umdrehreflex der Pelikanfuss-Schnecke Aporrhais pespelicani. Drosera 77: 37-46 Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213 Manganelli, G.; Spadini, V.; Fiorentino, V. (2008). The lost Aporrhais species from the Italian Pliocene: A. peralata Sacco, 1893 (Gastropoda Caenogastropoda). Journal of Conchology. 39(5): 493-515
External links
Da Costa, Mendes E. (1778). Historia naturalis testaceorum Britanniæ, or, the British conchology; containing the descriptions and other particulars of natural history of the shells of Great Britain and Ireland: illustrated with figures. In English and French. - Historia naturalis testaceorum Britanniæ, ou, la conchologie Britannique; contenant les descriptions & autres particularités d'histoire naturelle des coquilles de la Grande Bretagne & de l'Irlande: avec figures en taille douce. En anglois & françois., i-xii, 1-254, i-vii, [1, Pl. I-XVII. London. (Millan, White, Emsley & Robson)]