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Aporrhais pespelecani (Linnaeus, 1758)

Aporrhais pespelecani (Linnaeus, 1758)Specimen from Cabo Pino, Maga, Spain, 25 m (actual size 34 mm).
Aporrhais pespelecani (Linnaeus, 1758)
Specimen from Cabo Pino, Maga, Spain, 25 m (actual size 34 mm).

138760  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138760)

accepted
Species
Aporrhais aldrovandi Capellini, 1860 · unaccepted (synonym)
Aporrhais pelecanipes Locard, 1891 · unaccepted (synonym)
Aporrhais pespelecani oblongus Settepassi, 1970 · unaccepted (not available, published in a...)  
not available, published in a work which does not consistently use binominal nomenclature (ICZN art. 11.4)
Aporrhais pespelecani robustissimus Settepassi, 1970 · unaccepted (not available, published in a...)  
not available, published in a work which does not consistently use binominal nomenclature (ICZN art. 11.4)
Aporrhais pespelecani var. bifida Coen, 1931 · unaccepted (name explicitly based on a...)  
name explicitly based on a teratological specimen, not available for nomenclatural purposes
Aporrhais pespelecani var. venetiana Coen, 1931 · unaccepted (name explicitly based on a...)  
name explicitly based on a teratological specimen, not available for nomenclatural purposes
Aporrhais quadrifidus da Costa, 1778 · unaccepted (synonym)
Fusus fragilis Risso, 1826 · unaccepted (synonym)
Murex gracilis Brocchi, 1814 † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Rostellaria aladraconis Perry, 1811 · unaccepted (synonym)
Strombus pespelecani Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted > superseded combination

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  1. 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))
  2. 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))
  3. Variety Aporrhais pespelecani var. aculeus Coen, 1933 accepted as Aporrhais pespelecani (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
  4. Variety Aporrhais pespelecani var. albida Jeffreys, 1867 accepted as Aporrhais pespelecani (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
  5. 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)
  6. Variety Aporrhais pespelecani var. bilobata Clement, 1873 accepted as Aporrhais pespelecani (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
  7. Variety Aporrhais pespelecani var. incrassata Locard & Caziot, 1900 accepted as Aporrhais pespelecani (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
  8. Variety Aporrhais pespelecani var. oceanica Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1882 accepted as Aporrhais pespelecani (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
  9. Variety Aporrhais pespelecani var. panormitana De Gregorio, 1885 accepted as Aporrhais pespelecani (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
  10. Variety Aporrhais pespelecani var. robusta Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1882 accepted as Aporrhais pespelecani (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
  11. 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)
  12. Variety Aporrhais pespelecani var. viator De Gregorio, 1885 accepted as Aporrhais pespelecani (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
  13. Variety Aporrhais pespelecani var. vinitincta Coen, 1914 accepted as Aporrhais pespelecani (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
  14. Variety Aporrhais pespelecani var. violacea Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1882 accepted as Aporrhais pespelecani (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
(of Strombus pespelecani Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 742 [details] Available for editors  PDF available
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Aporrhais pespelecani (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025) European Register of Marine Species at: https://marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138760 on 2026-05-28
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species. Aporrhais pespelecani (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=138760 on 2026-05-28
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original description (of Aporrhais quadrifidus da Costa, 1778) Da Costa, E. M. (1778). <i>Historia naturalis testaceorum Britanniæ, or, the British conchology</i>; containing the descriptions and other particulars of natural history of the shells of Great Britain and Ireland: illustrated with figures. In English and French. - Historia naturalis testaceorum Britanniæ, ou, la conchologie Britannique; contenant les descriptions & autres particularités d'histoire naturelle des coquilles de la Grande Bretagne & de l'Irlande: avec figures en taille douce. En anglois & françois. i-xii, 1-254, i-vii, [1], Pl. I-XVII. London. (Millan, White, Emsley & Robson). , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13116783 [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Aporrhais aldrovandi Capellini, 1860) Capellini, G. (1860). Sui testacei marini della costa del Piemonte per J. Gwyn Jeffreys. Traduzione con note ed un catalogo speciale per il golfo della Spezia. <em>Regio Istituto de' Sordo-Muti, Genova.</em> 87 p., 1 pl., available online at https://www.digitale-sammlungen.de/view/bsb10307673?page=1
page(s): 55; note: misinterpretation of Settepassi:1971:III [non Capellini, 1860] [details] 

original description (of Aporrhais pelecanipes Locard, 1891) Locard, A. (1891). Les coquilles marines des côtes de France. <em>Annales de la Société Linnéenne de Lyon.</em> 37: 1-385 [Published 31 October 1891; also published by Baillière as a book in 1892]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54577547
page(s): 123 [details] 

original description (of Fusus fragilis Risso, 1826) Risso, A. (1826 - 1827). Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe Méridionale et particulièrement de celles des environs de Nice et des Alpes Maritimes. [Natural history of the main productions of Southern Europe and particularly those of the area around Nice and the Maritime Alps. <em>In: Levrault, F.G. (ed.). vol. 3. Mammifères. Oiseaux. Poissons / vol. 4. Mollusques. Annélides / vol. 5. Crustacés. Myriapodes, scorpionides, arachnides et acarides. Insectes. Vers intestinaux. Radiaires. Zoophytes].</em> 400 pp., 13 pls. [volumes 1-5., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/58984 [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Murex gracilis Brocchi, 1814 †) Brocchi, G. B. (1814). Conchiologia fossile subapennina con osservazioni geologiche sugli apennini e sul suolo adiacente. Tomo Secondo. pp. 241-712, pls 1-16. Stamperia Reale, Milano., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12009101
page(s): 437, pl. 9, fig. 16 [details] 

original description (of Rostellaria aladraconis Perry, 1811) Perry, G. (1811). Conchology, or the natural history of shells: containing a new arrangement of the genera and species, illustrated by coloured engravings executed from the natural specimens, and including the latest discoveries. W. Miller, London, 4 pp. + 61 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41764832
page(s): pl. 11 fig. 6 [details] 

original description (of Strombus pespelecani Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 742 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

original description (of Aporrhais pespelecani oblongus Settepassi, 1970) Settepassi F. (1970). Atlante malacologico dei molluschi marini viventi nel Mediterraneo Vol. 1. [Malacologial atlas of living marine molluscs in Mediterranean Sea, Vol. 1.].Museo di Zoologia del Communedi.Roma. [details] 

original description (of Aporrhais pespelecani robustissimus Settepassi, 1970) Settepassi F. (1970). Atlante malacologico dei molluschi marini viventi nel Mediterraneo Vol. 1. [Malacologial atlas of living marine molluscs in Mediterranean Sea, Vol. 1.].Museo di Zoologia del Communedi.Roma. [details] 

original description (of Aporrhais pespelecani var. oceanica Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1882) Bucquoy, E., Dautzenberg, P. & Dollfus, G. (1882-1886). Les mollusques marins du Roussillon. Tome Ier. Gastropodes. Paris: Baillière & fils. 570 pp., 66 pls. [pp. 1-84, pls 1-10, 1882; pp. 85-196, pls 11-20, 1883; pp. 197-342, pls 21-40, 1884; pp. 343-418, pls 41-50, 1885; pp. 419-570, pls 51-66, 1886]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/103592 [details] 

original description (of Aporrhais pespelecani var. robusta Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1882) Bucquoy, E., Dautzenberg, P. & Dollfus, G. (1882-1886). Les mollusques marins du Roussillon. Tome Ier. Gastropodes. Paris: Baillière & fils. 570 pp., 66 pls. [pp. 1-84, pls 1-10, 1882; pp. 85-196, pls 11-20, 1883; pp. 197-342, pls 21-40, 1884; pp. 343-418, pls 41-50, 1885; pp. 419-570, pls 51-66, 1886]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/103592 [details] 

original description (of Aporrhais pespelecani var. violacea Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1882) Bucquoy, E., Dautzenberg, P. & Dollfus, G. (1882-1886). Les mollusques marins du Roussillon. Tome Ier. Gastropodes. Paris: Baillière & fils. 570 pp., 66 pls. [pp. 1-84, pls 1-10, 1882; pp. 85-196, pls 11-20, 1883; pp. 197-342, pls 21-40, 1884; pp. 343-418, pls 41-50, 1885; pp. 419-570, pls 51-66, 1886]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/103592 [details] 

original description (of Aporrhais pespelecani var. viator De Gregorio, 1885) De Gregorio, A. (1884-1885). Studi su talune conchiglie mediterranee viventi e fossili con una rivista del genere <i>Vulsella</i>. <em>Bullettino della Società Malacologica Italiana.</em> 10(1-4): 36-64, pls 1-3 [10 August 1884]; 65-128, pls 4-5 [20 November 1884]; 10(9-19): 129-288 [30 April 1885]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38908552
page(s): 118 [details] 

original description (of Aporrhais pespelecani var. panormitana De Gregorio, 1885) De Gregorio, A. (1884-1885). Studi su talune conchiglie mediterranee viventi e fossili con una rivista del genere <i>Vulsella</i>. <em>Bullettino della Società Malacologica Italiana.</em> 10(1-4): 36-64, pls 1-3 [10 August 1884]; 65-128, pls 4-5 [20 November 1884]; 10(9-19): 129-288 [30 April 1885]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38908552
page(s): 118 [details] 

original description (of Aporrhais pespelecani var. aculeus Coen, 1933) Coen, G. (1933). Saggio di una Sylloge Molluscorum Adriaticorum. <em>Memorie del Regio Comitato Talassografico Italiano.</em> 192: i-vii, 1-186, pl. 1-10.
page(s): 162 [details] 

original description (of Aporrhais pespelecani var. albida Jeffreys, 1867) Jeffreys, J. G. (1862-1869). <i>British conchology</i>. Vol. 1: pp. cxiv + 341 [1862]. Vol. 2: pp. 479 [1864]. Vol. 3: pp. 394 [1865]. Vol. 4: pp. 487 [1867]. Vol. 5: pp. 259 [1869]. London, van Voorst. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/55187
page(s): 251 [details] 

original description (of Aporrhais pespelecani var. incrassata Locard & Caziot, 1900) Locard, A. & Caziot, E. (1900-1901). Les coquilles marines des côtes de Corse. <em>Annales de la Société Linnéenne de Lyon.</em> 46: 193-274 [1900]; 47: 1-80, 159-291 [1901]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54603755 [details] 

original description (of Aporrhais pespelecani var. vinitincta Coen, 1914) Coen, G. (1914). Contributo allo studio della fauna malacologica adriatica. <em>Memorie del Regio Comitato Talassografico Italiano.</em> 46: 3-34, pl. 1-7.
page(s): 27 [details] 

original description (of Aporrhais pespelecani var. venetiana Coen, 1931) Coen G. (1931). Alcune forme anormali della <i>Aporrhais pes pelecani</i> Linneo. <i>Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova 55</i>: 142-146, pl. 2-3 [details] 

original description (of Aporrhais pespelecani var. bifida Coen, 1931) Coen G. (1931). Alcune forme anormali della <i>Aporrhais pes pelecani</i> Linneo. <i>Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova 55</i>: 142-146, pl. 2-3 [details] 

basis of record 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. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details] 
 
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Dutch pelikaansvoetje  [details]
English pelican's foot  [details]
French pied de pélican  [details]
German Pelikanfus  [details]
BIOTIC 
Marine Life Information Network - UK 
To Barcode of Life (13 barcodes) 
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Aporrhais pelecanipes Locard, 1891)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Fusus fragilis Risso, 1826)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (45 publications) 
To Dyntaxa 
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Aporrhais pespelecani) 
To GenBank (11 nucleotides; 10 proteins) 
To GenBank (11 nucleotides; 10 proteins) (from synonym Strombus pespelecani Linnaeus, 1758)
To Malacopics (Aporrhais pespelecani (Linnaeus, 1758) Belgium, Antwerpen, 5e Havendok) 
To Malacopics (Aporrhais pespelecani (Linnaeus, 1758) Denmark, Nordjylland, Sæby, beached, collecte... 
To Malacopics (Aporrhais pespelecani (Linnaeus, 1758) France, Bretagne, Morbihan, Presque'ile de Qu... 
To Malacopics (Aporrhais pespelecani (Linnaeus, 1758) Greece, Attiki, Attiki, Aegina, Perdika, live... 
To Malacopics (Aporrhais pespelecani (Linnaeus, 1758) Netherlands, Zuid-Holland, Westvoorne, Rockan... 
To Malacopics (Aporrhais pespelecani (Linnaeus, 1758) Norway, Nordland, Lofoten Islands, Henningsva... 
To Malacopics (Aporrhais pespelecani (Linnaeus, 1758) Portugal, Faro, Monto Gordo, beached, collect... 
To Malacopics (Aporrhais pespelecani (Linnaeus, 1758) Portugal, Faro, Vila Nova de Cacela, Praia de... 
To Malacopics (Aporrhais pespelecani (Linnaeus, 1758) Russian Federation, Murmanskaja oblast, Kolsk... 
To Malacopics (Aporrhais pespelecani (Linnaeus, 1758) Spain, Andalucía, Málaga, Nerja, live, collec... 
To PESI (from synonym Aporrhais quadrifidus da Costa, 1778)
To PESI (from synonym Aporrhais aldrovandi Capellini, 1860)
To PESI 
To PESI (from synonym Aporrhais pelecanipes Locard, 1891)
To PESI (from synonym Fusus fragilis Risso, 1826)
To PESI (from synonym Murex gracilis Brocchi, 1814 †)
To PESI (from synonym Rostellaria aladraconis Perry, 1811)
To PESI (from synonym Strombus pespelecani Linnaeus, 1758)
To PESI (from synonym Aporrhais pespelecani oblongus Settepassi, 1970)
To PESI (from synonym Aporrhais pespelecani robustissimus Settepassi, 1970)
To PESI (from synonym Aporrhais pespelecani var. oceanica Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1882)
To PESI (from synonym Aporrhais pespelecani var. robusta Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1882)
To PESI (from synonym Aporrhais pespelecani var. violacea Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1882)
To PESI (from synonym Aporrhais pespelecani var. bilobata Clement, 1873)
To PESI (from synonym Aporrhais pespelecani var. viator De Gregorio, 1885)
To PESI (from synonym Aporrhais pespelecani var. panormitana De Gregorio, 1885)
To PESI (from synonym Aporrhais pespelecani var. aculeus Coen, 1933)
To PESI (from synonym Aporrhais pespelecani var. albida Jeffreys, 1867)
To PESI (from synonym Aporrhais pespelecani var. incrassata Locard & Caziot, 1900)
To PESI (from synonym Aporrhais pespelecani var. vinitincta Coen, 1914)
To PESI (from synonym Aporrhais pespelecani var. venetiana Coen, 1931)
To PESI (from synonym Aporrhais pespelecani var. bifida Coen, 1931)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection 
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