Aporrhais
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. 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 peralata
- Aporrhais pesgallinae Barnard, 1963
- Aporrhais pespelicani, common pelican's foot
- †Aporrhais pliorara
- Aporrhais senegalensis Gray, 1838
- Aporrhais serresiana
- † Aporrhais uttingeriana
Extinct species within this genus include:
- †Aporrhais dingdenensis Marquet 2002
- † Aporrhais peralata
- † Aporrhais pliorara
- †Aporrhais pugens Wollemann 1908
- †Aporrhais speciosa Schlotheim 1820
- †Aporrhais uttingeriana
;Species brought into synonymy:
- Aporrhais aldrovandi Capellini, 1860: synonym of Aporrhais pespelecani
- † Aporrhais angulata Gabb, 1864: synonym of † Anchura angulata
- Aporrhais francheti Rochebrune, 1883: synonym of Aporrhais senegalensis Gray, 1838
- Aporrhais macandreae Jeffreys, 1867: synonym of Aporrhais serresianus
- Aporrhais michaudi Locard, 1890: synonym of Aporrhais pespelecani
- Aporrhais occidentalis Beck, 1836 : synonym of Arrhoges occidentalis
- Aporrhais pelecanipes Locard, 1892: synonym of Aporrhais pespelecani
- Aporrhais pes-gallinae Barnard: synonym of Aporrhais pesgallinae Barnard, 1963
- Aporrhais pespelicani : synonym of Aporrhais pespelecani
- Aporrhais quadrifidus da Costa, 1778: synonym of Aporrhais pespelecani
- Aporrhais sarsii Kobelt, 1908: synonym of Aporrhais serresianus
- Aporrhais serreseanus : synonym of Aporrhais serresianus
- † Aporrhais vetus Packard, 1922: synonym of † Alarimella veta
