†Busycotypus chesapeakensis Petuch 1988 (whelk)
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Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Melongenidae
Full reference: E. J. Petuch. 1988. Neogene History of Tropical American Mollusks 1-217
Belongs to Busycotypus according to E. J. Petuch 1988
Sister taxa: Busycotypus alveatum, Busycotypus asheri, Busycotypus canaliculatus, Busycotypus canaliferum, Busycotypus concinnum, Busycotypus conradi, Busycotypus coronatum, Busycotypus libertiense, Busycotypus propeincile, Busycotypus rugosum, Busycotypus scalarispira, Busycotypus spiratus
Type specimen: USNM 427963, a shell
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Busycotypus chesapeakensis in the database
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