Aporrhais Temporal range: 205.6–0 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Latest Triassic (Rhaetian) - Present
Five views of a shell of Aporrhais pespelicani
Fossil shell of Aporrhais uttingeriana from Pliocene of Italy
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:	Stromboidea
Family:	Aporrhaidae
Genus:	Aporrhais da Costa, 1778
Type species
Aporrhais quadrifidus da Costa, 1778
Synonyms
Chenopus Philippi, 1836

Aporrhais is a genus of medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Aporrhaidae and the superfamily Stromboidea.^[1]

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.^[2][3]

Species

This genus contains the following extant species:

• Aporrhais elegantissima Parenzan, 1970
• Aporrhais pesgallinae Barnard, 1963
• Aporrhais pespelecani (Linnaeus, 1758), common pelican's foot
• Aporrhais senegalensis Gray, 1838
• Aporrhais serresiana (Michaud, 1828)

Extinct species within this genus include:^[2]

• †Aporrhais dingdenensis Marquet 2002
• † Aporrhais peralata (Sacco, 1893)
• † Aporrhais pliorara (Sacco, 1893)
• †Aporrhais pugens Wollemann 1908
• †Aporrhais speciosa Schlotheim 1820
• †Aporrhais uttingeriana (Risso, 1826) ^[4]

Species brought into synonymy

• Aporrhais aldrovandi Capellini, 1860: synonym of Aporrhais pespelecani (Linnaeus, 1758)
• † Aporrhais angulata Gabb, 1864: synonym of † Anchura angulata (Gabb, 1864)
• Aporrhais francheti Rochebrune, 1883: synonym of Aporrhais senegalensis Gray, 1838
• Aporrhais macandreae Jeffreys, 1867: synonym of Aporrhais serresianus (Michaud, 1828)
• Aporrhais michaudi Locard, 1890: synonym of Aporrhais pespelecani (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Aporrhais occidentalis Beck, 1836 : synonym of Arrhoges occidentalis (Beck, 1836)
• Aporrhais pelecanipes Locard, 1892: synonym of Aporrhais pespelecani (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Aporrhais pes-gallinae Barnard: synonym of Aporrhais pesgallinae Barnard, 1963
• Aporrhais pespelicani (Linnaeus, 1758): synonym of Aporrhais pespelecani (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Aporrhais quadrifidus da Costa, 1778: synonym of Aporrhais pespelecani (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Aporrhais sarsii Kobelt, 1908: synonym of Aporrhais serresianus (Michaud, 1828)
• Aporrhais serreseanus [sic]: synonym of Aporrhais serresianus (Michaud, 1828)
• † Aporrhais vetus Packard, 1922: synonym of † Alarimella veta (Packard, 1922)