Busycotypus

<i>Busycotypus</i>

Busycotypus

Genus of gastropods

Busycotypus is a genus of very large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Busycotypinae .

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In the United States, these are commonly known as whelks.[1]

Species

Species brought into synonymy
  • Busycotypus plagosus (Conrad, 1863): synonym of Fulguropsis plagosa (Conrad, 1863)
  • Busycotypus spiratus (Conrad, 1863): synonym of Fulguropsis spirata (Lamarck, 1816)

References

  1. [1]
    Bouchet, P. (2015). Busycotypus Wenz, 1943. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=160190 on 2015-12-03
  • Hollister S.C. 1958, A review of the genus Busycon and its allies - Part I: Palaeontographica Americana IV(28): 48–126, pls. 8-18 page(s): 99
  • Petuch E.J. (1994). Atlas of Florida fossil shells. Evanston, Illinois: Chicago Spectrum Press. 394 pp., 20 figs., 100 pls.

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