Aporrhaidae
Sign in to saveAporrhaidae is a family of sea snails commonly called the "pelican's foot snails." The taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005 categorizes Aporrhaidae as marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Littorinimorpha.
Species
aporrhaïdés
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassGastropoda
- OrderLittorinimorpha
- FamilyAporrhaidae
Habitatmarine
Observations recorded27,587
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 141
- With media
- 10
- Family
- Aporrhaidae
- Collections
- LACM
- Recorded in
- United States
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Stromboidea
- Image
- Aporrhais pespelecani 8 cropped.jpg
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- Commons category
- Aporrhaidae
- taxon rank
- family
- taxon name
- Aporrhaidae
- topic's main category
- Category:Aporrhaidae
- taxon common name
- morska stopalca
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Description
- Habitat
- Subfamilies
- Genera
- References
- External links
Aporrhaidae is a family of sea snails commonly called the "pelican's foot snails." The taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005 categorizes Aporrhaidae as marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Littorinimorpha.
Aporrhaids are commercially important, especially in traditional fisheries.
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