Aporrhais
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Aporrhais Temporal range: Triassic - Recent |
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| Five views of a shell of Aporrhais perpelicani | |
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| Fossil shell of Aporrhais uttingeriana from Pliocene of Italy | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
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clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Stromboidea |
| Family: | Aporrhaidae |
| Genus: |
Aporrhais Costa, 1778 |
| Type species | |
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Aporrhais quadrifidus Da Costa, 1778 |
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| Synonyms | |
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Chenopus Philippi, 1836 |
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clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Chenopus Philippi, 1836
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.
This genus contains the following extant species:
Extinct species within this genus include:
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