Busycotypus scalarispira Conrad 1863 (whelk)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Melongenidae

Alternative combination: Busycon scalarispira

Synonym: Busycotypus calvertensis Petuch 1989

Belongs to Busycotypus according to L. W. Ward 1998

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 spiratus

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Busycotypus scalarispira in the database

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