Aporrhais pespelecani Pelican's foot , common Pelican's foot

Aporrhais pespelecani (Linnaeus, 1758)

The light brown, reddish brown or yellowish colour of this shell has a large outer lip with long spikes that resemble a pelican. Therefore, this snail got the strange name.

Aporrhais pespelecaniis common on mud and muddy sand to offshore depths of 180 m.

Synonymised names
Aporrhais aldrovandi Capellini, 1860 · unaccepted (synonym)
Aporrhais conemenosi Monterosato, 1890 · unaccepted
Aporrhais pelecanipes Locard, 1891 · unaccepted (synonym)
Aporrhais pespelecani oblongus Settepassi, 1970 · unaccepted (not available, published in a...)
Aporrhais pespelecani robustissimus Settepassi, 1970 · unaccepted (not available, published in a...)
Aporrhais pespelecani var. aculeus Coen, 1933 · unaccepted (synonym)
Aporrhais pespelecani var. albida Jeffreys, 1867 · unaccepted (synonym)
Aporrhais pespelecani var. bifida Coen, 1931 · unaccepted (name explicitly based on a...)
Aporrhais pespelecani var. bilobata Clement, 1873 · unaccepted (synonym)
Aporrhais pespelecani var. incrassata Locard & Caziot, 1900 · unaccepted (synonym)
Aporrhais pespelecani var. longisdigitatus Settepassi, 1977 · unaccepted (infrasubspecific name)
Aporrhais pespelecani var. oceanica Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1882 · unaccepted (synonym)
Aporrhais pespelecani var. panormitana De Gregorio, 1885 · unaccepted (synonym)
Aporrhais pespelecani var. robusta Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1882 · unaccepted (synonym)
Aporrhais pespelecani var. venetiana Coen, 1931 · unaccepted (name explicitly based on a...)
Aporrhais pespelecani var. viator De Gregorio, 1885 · unaccepted (synonym)
Aporrhais pespelecani var. vinitincta Coen, 1914 · unaccepted (synonym)
Aporrhais pespelecani var. violacea Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1882 · unaccepted (synonym)
Aporrhais pespelicani [sic] · unaccepted (misspelling)
Aporrhais quadrifidus da Costa, 1778 · unaccepted (synonym)
Fusus fragilis Risso, 1826 · unaccepted (synonym)
Murex gracilis Brocchi, 1814 · unaccepted (synonym)
Rostellaria aladraconis Perry, 1811 · unaccepted (synonym)
Strombus pespelecani Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted

Direct children (15)
Subspecies Aporrhais pespelecani oblongus Settepassi, 1970 accepted as Aporrhais pespelecani (Linnaeus, 1758) (not available, published in a work which does not consistently use binominal nomenclature (ICZN art. 11.4))
Subspecies Aporrhais pespelecani robustissimus Settepassi, 1970 accepted as Aporrhais pespelecani (Linnaeus, 1758) (not available, published in a work which does not consistently use binominal nomenclature (ICZN art. 11.4))
Variety Aporrhais pespelecani var. aculeus Coen, 1933 accepted as Aporrhais pespelecani (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
Variety Aporrhais pespelecani var. albida Jeffreys, 1867 accepted as Aporrhais pespelecani (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
Variety Aporrhais pespelecani var. bifida Coen, 1931 accepted as Aporrhais pespelecani (Linnaeus, 1758) (name explicitly based on a teratological specimen, not available for nomenclatural purposes)
Variety Aporrhais pespelecani var. bilobata Clement, 1873 accepted as Aporrhais pespelecani (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
Variety Aporrhais pespelecani var. incrassata Locard & Caziot, 1900 accepted as Aporrhais pespelecani (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
Variety Aporrhais pespelecani var. longisdigitatus Settepassi, 1977 accepted as Aporrhais pespelecani (Linnaeus, 1758) (infrasubspecific name)
Variety Aporrhais pespelecani var. oceanica Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1882 accepted as Aporrhais pespelecani (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
Variety Aporrhais pespelecani var. panormitana De Gregorio, 1885 accepted as Aporrhais pespelecani (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
Variety Aporrhais pespelecani var. robusta Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1882 accepted as Aporrhais pespelecani (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
Variety Aporrhais pespelecani var. venetiana Coen, 1931 accepted as Aporrhais pespelecani (Linnaeus, 1758) (name explicitly based on a teratological specimen, not available for nomenclatural purposes)
Variety Aporrhais pespelecani var. viator De Gregorio, 1885 accepted as Aporrhais pespelecani (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
Variety Aporrhais pespelecani var. vinitincta Coen, 1914 accepted as Aporrhais pespelecani (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
Variety Aporrhais pespelecani var. violacea Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1882 accepted as Aporrhais pespelecani (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)