Aporrhais senegalensis


Aporrhais senegalensis is a species of medium-sized sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Aporrhaidae, the pelican's foot snails or pelican's foot shells.

Description

The shell is regular and features spiral striations. The upper whorls exhibit a single central series of small nodules, while the body whorl possesses two subcentral nodule series. A third series of much smaller tubercles is present anterior to the main nodules. The outer lip is characterized by two sharp, expanded lobes.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off West Africa.