Aporrhaidae
- Phylum: Mollusca
- Class: Gastropoda
- Order: Littorinimorpha
- Family: Aporrhaidae
Overview
Aporrhaidae Gray, 1850
Common Name: Pelican's Foot
Extant/Extinct
Key morphological features: The aporrhaidae have a very large lip along the edge of the largest body whorl with spiky projections. This is where it gets its name 'Pelican's Foot'.
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Paleoecology:
MOBILITY: Mobile
FEEDING MODE: Detritivore
HABITAT: Semi-infaunal
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