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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 (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 species: Aporrhais alata (Eichwald, 1830)

Synonyms

  • † Aporrhais alatus <small>(Eichwald, 1830)</small> : synonym of † Aporrhais alata <small>(Eichwald, 1830)</small> (incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet)
  • Aporrhais aldrovandi <small>Capellini, 1860</small>: synonym of Aporrhais pespelecani <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small>
  • † Aporrhais angulata <small>Gabb, 1864</small>: synonym of † Anchura angulata <small>(Gabb, 1864)</small>
  • † Aporrhais castexi <small>Magne, 1952</small>: synonym of † Aporrhais meridionalis <small>(Basterot, 1825)</small> (junior subjective synonym)
  • † Aporrhais conemenosi <small>Monterosato, 1890</small>: synonym of Aporrhais pespelecani <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small>
  • † Aporrhais cornutus <small>Korobkov, 1949</small>: synonym of † Aporrhais cornuta <small>Korobkov, 1949</small> (incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet)
  • † Aporrhais decemlirata <small>Conrad, 1858</small>: synonym of † Graciliala decemlirata <small>(Conrad, 1858)</small> (superseded combination)
  • † Aporrhais decoratus <small>Locard, 1889</small>: synonym of † Drepanochilus decoratus <small>(Locard, 1889)</small> (superseded combination)
  • † Aporrhais ebrayi <small>de Loriol, 1882</small>: synonym of † Ceratosiphon ebrayi <small>(de Loriol, 1882)</small> (superseded combination)
  • † Aporrhais falciformis <small>Gabb, 1864</small>: synonym of † Anchura falciformis <small>(Gabb, 1864)</small>
  • Aporrhais francheti <small>Rochebrune, 1883</small>: synonym of Aporrhais senegalensis <small>Gray, 1838</small>
  • †Aporrhais gregaria <small>Wilckens, 1905</small>: synonym of † Austroaporrhais gregaria <small>(Wilckens, 1905)</small> (superseded combination)
  • † Aporrhais koeneni <small>Grönwall & Harder, 1907</small>: synonym of † Drepanochilus koeneni <small>(Grönwall & Harder, 1907)</small> (superseded combination)
  • † Aporrhais longispina <small>Andert, 1934</small>: synonym of † Anchura longispina <small>(Andert, 1934)</small>
  • Aporrhais macandreae <small>Jeffreys, 1867</small>: synonym of Aporrhais serresianus <small>(Michaud, 1828)</small>
  • Aporrhais michaudi <small>Locard, 1890</small>: synonym of Aporrhais pespelecani <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small>
  • † Aporrhais obtusa <small>F.-J. Pictet & Campiche, 1864</small>: synonym of † Drepanochilus obtusus <small>(F.-J. Pictet & Campiche, 1864)</small> (superseded combination)
  • Aporrhais occidentalis <small>Beck, 1836</small> : synonym of Arrhoges occidentalis <small>(Beck, 1836)</small>
  • Aporrhais pelecanipes <small>Locard, 1892</small>: synonym of Aporrhais pespelecani <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small>
  • † Aporrhais pescarbonis <small>(Brongniart, 1823) sensu Forbes & Hanley, 1853</small>: synonym of Aporrhais serresiana <small>(Michaud, 1828)</small> (misapplication, misapplication)
  • Aporrhais pes-gallinae <small>Barnard</small>: synonym of Aporrhais pesgallinae <small>Barnard, 1963</small>
  • Aporrhais pespelicani <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small>: synonym of Aporrhais pespelecani <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small>
  • Aporrhais quadrifidus <small>da Costa, 1778</small>: synonym of Aporrhais pespelecani <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small>
  • Aporrhais sarsii <small>Kobelt, 1908</small>: synonym of Aporrhais serresianus <small>(Michaud, 1828)</small>
  • Aporrhais serreseanus [sic]: synonym of Aporrhais serresianus <small>(Michaud, 1828)</small>
  • † Aporrhais sublevis <small>Meek & Hayden, 1860</small>: synonym of † Drepanochilus sublevis <small>(Meek & Hayden, 1860)</small> (superseded combination)
  • † Aporrhais tannenbergica <small>Frič, 1897</small>: synonym of † Latiala tannenbergica <small>(Frič, 1897)</small> (superseded combination)
  • † Aporrhais vetus <small>Packard, 1922</small>: synonym of † Alarimella veta <small>(Packard, 1922)</small>

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.&nbsp;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

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