Name
Aporrhais
pelican foot
Framing
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Genus: Aporrhais
Habitat
Marine of muddy soft bottoms
Feeding
Detritivore, partially filter-feeding
Distribution
Northeast Atlantic and Mediterranean
Conservation status
Not evaluated
Additional information
Elongated shell, with knots in each turn of the spire. In the last turn three digitiform expansions of the peristome. Coloration light yellowish brown
Bibliography
Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213.
- Ocaña, A., Sánchez Tocino, L., López González, S. y Viciana Martín, J.F., 2000. Guía Submarina de Invertebrados no Artrópodos. Ed. Comares. Granada. 471 pp.
- Gofas S., Moreno D. y Salas C. 2011. Moluscos marinos de Andalucía. Volumen I y II- Málaga: Servicio de Publicaciones e Intercambio Científico, Universidad de Málaga.