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
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Description
- Habitat
- Subfamilies
- Genera
- References
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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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