Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Aporrhaidae
Alternative combinations: Aporrhais pespelicani, Strombus pespelecani
Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824
Belongs to Aporrhais according to M. Harzhauser 2002
See also Wood 1848
Sister taxa: Aporrhais (Aporrhais), Aporrhais biangulata, Aporrhais clarendonensis, Aporrhais dingdenensis, Aporrhais drachuki, Aporrhais dutrugei, Aporrhais gracilis, Aporrhais occidentalis, Aporrhais pugens, Aporrhais rapax, Aporrhais semilaevis, Aporrhais sowerbii, Aporrhais speciosa, Aporrhais uttingeriana
Ecology: slow-moving semi-infaunal detritivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Ireland (1 collection), Italy (9), Spain (2)
• Pliocene of Italy (7), Spain (1), the United Kingdom (7)
• Miocene of Austria (5), Italy (6), Romania (2), Slovakia (2), Turkey (1)
Total: 43 collections each including a single occurrence
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