Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Melongenidae
Alternative combinations: Murex perversum, Sinistrofulgur perversum
Belongs to Busycon according to A. J. W. Hendy et al. 2008
See also Holmes 1858 and Richards 1962
Sister taxa: Busycon (Busycoarctum), Busycon (Busycon), Busycon (Sinistrofulgur), Busycon aldrichi, Busycon alencasterae, Busycon alumense, Busycon atraktoides, Busycon carica, Busycon contrarium, Busycon dasum, Busycon epispiniger, Busycon filosum, Busycon foerstei, Busycon fusiformis, Busycon radix, Busycon sicyoides, Busycon sinistrum, Busycon spiniger, Busycon tritonis, Fulguropsis feldmanni, Pyruella blountense, Busycon (Echinofulgur) echinatum
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (12: Delaware, Florida, Louisiana, New Jersey, North Carolina, South Carolina collections)
• Pliocene of United States (4: Florida, North Carolina)
Total: 16 collections each including a single occurrence
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