Busycotypus spiratus Lamarck 1816 (whelk)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Melongenidae

Alternative combinations: Busycon (Fulguropsis) spiratum, Busycon spiratus, Fulguropsis spiratum, Pyrula spirata

Synonyms: Bulla pyrum Dillwyn 1817, Busycon pyrum Dillwyn 1817, Pyrula pyrum Dillwyn 1817

Belongs to Busycotypus according to A. J. W. Hendy et al. 2008

See also DuBar 1962, Holmes 1858 and Petuch and Roberts 2007

Sister taxa: Busycotypus alveatum, Busycotypus asheri, Busycotypus canaliculatus, Busycotypus canaliferum, Busycotypus chesapeakensis, Busycotypus concinnum, Busycotypus conradi, Busycotypus coronatum, Busycotypus libertiense, Busycotypus propeincile, Busycotypus rugosum, Busycotypus scalarispira

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of United States (17: Florida, Louisiana, North Carolina, South Carolina collections)

• Pliocene to Pleistocene of United States (1: Florida)

• Pliocene of United States (1: South Carolina)

Total: 19 collections each including a single occurrence

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