Aporrhais pespelecani (Linnaeus, 1758)
Iceland, Norway, Barents Sea, to Morocco, Mediterranean, including the NW. Black Sea. Half-buried in mud, sand, silt or gravel from subtidal grounds down to the shelf. Filter and detritus feeder. Original taxon: Strombus pespelecani.

Marseille, Provence, S. France. 31-33mm.
Growth series of young specimens, from beach drift, Rochelongue, Cap d’Agde, S. France. 24-33mm.
10-12m deep, Fano, Puglia, S. Italy. 45,5-49mm.
Many named variants: albida, bifida, bilobata, violacea…
40-60m deep, off Donoratico, Toscana, W. Italy. 35mm.
45-55m deep, Saronic Gulf, E. Greece. 44,9-45,8mm.
Original pictures provided by P. Ovalis (GR).
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“Aporrhais pespelecanipes” in A. Locard: Manuel pratique d’ostréiculture : Les huîtres et les mollusques comestibles…, Paris 1900, page 38.
A Miocene fossil from Lăpugiu de Sus, Hunedoara judeţ, Transylvania, Romania. Size about 24mm x 19mm. Original pictures provided by E. S. Sorojsrisom for the Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History, New Haven, Connecticut – (CC Ø).
37m deep, Makarac Bay, Milna, west end of Brač island, Split-Dalmatia Comitat, S. Croatia. 48mm. Original picture provided by R. Stanić (HR) – (CC BY-NC-SA).

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