Specimen, shell
Other name(s):
Aporrhais pespelecani
Aporrhais pespelicani
Pelican's foot
common pelican's foot
Collection ID:
Z555.1.66
Collection:
Zoology
Class: Gastropoda. 6 specimens. Easily distinguished by it's extended outer lip which often has several points. It's a spire shell with very defined whorls and linear ridges. Cream or sand coloured but these specimens have faded in colour. Commonly found on mud or muddy sands but also found at the low water marks on stony shores.
Field collection
| Collector | Robert Rendall |
References
| Reference literature | Rendall, R. 'Mollusca Orcandensia' (1956) Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 66, pp.131-201 (p.169) |
