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Arrhoges occidentalis (American pelicanfoot)

Synonyms: Aporrhais labradorensis; Aporrhais mainensis; Aporrhais occidentalis; Rostellaria occidentalis

Wikipedia Abstract

Arrhoges occidentalis, common name the American pelicanfoot, is a species of medium-sized sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Aporrhaidae, the pelican's foot snails or pelican's foot shells. Morton (1956) considers Arrhoges occidentalis as the most primitive member of the family Aporrhaidae.
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Infraspecies

Aporrhais occidentalis var. labradorensis
Aporrhais occidentalis var. mainensis
Aporrhais occidentalis var. occidentalis

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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0