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Cormorant's-foot shell

Aporrhais serresiana (Michaud, 1828)

Status not recordedsnails and slugs

The cormorant's-foot shell (Aporrhais serresiana) is a species in the family Aporrhaidae, order Littorinimorpha.

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Quick facts about the cormorant's-foot shell

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the cormorant's-foot shell live?

Not recorded

Is the cormorant's-foot shell endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the cormorant's-foot shell classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classGastropoda
  4. orderLittorinimorpha
  5. familyAporrhaidae
  6. genusAporrhais
  7. SpeciesAporrhais serresiana (Michaud, 1828)

Synonyms Aporrhais macandreae, Aporrhais michaudi, Aporrhais sarsii, Aporrhais serreseanus, Aporrhais serreseanus hexapodus, Aporrhais serresiana var. crassa, Aporrhais serresiana var. minor, Aporrhais serresiana var. ventricosa, Aporrhais serresianus, Chenopus serresianus, Rostellaria serresiana

Other names and names in other languages (9)
  • De Serre’s pelican’s footEnglish
  • Mediterranean pelican's footEnglish
  • křídlatka ostráCzech
  • Nadel-PelikanfußGerman
  • ΧηνοπόδαροGreek
  • Pied de pélican de MéditerranéeFrench
  • Spitse pelikaansvoetDutch
  • mindre pelikanfotssnäckaSwedish
  • Mittelmeer-PelikanfußGerman

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the cormorant's-foot shell

Other species in the same genus Aporrhais.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the cormorant's-foot shell?

The cormorant's-foot shell (Aporrhais serresiana) belongs to the family Aporrhaidae in the order Littorinimorpha.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Cormorant's-foot shell (Aporrhais serresiana). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/cormorants-foot-shell

MLA

“Cormorant's-foot shell (Aporrhais serresiana).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/cormorants-foot-shell.

BibTeX
@misc{cormorants_foot_shell_2026,
  title = {Cormorant's-foot shell (Aporrhais serresiana)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/cormorants-foot-shell},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}