Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Melongenidae
Full reference: J. R. Gardner. 1947. The Molluscan Fauna of the Alum Bluff Group of Florida. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper (142A-H)1-709
Belongs to Busycon according to A. J. W. Hendy et al. 2008
See also Gardner 1947
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 perversum, Busycon sicyoides, Busycon sinistrum, Busycon spiniger, Busycon tritonis, Pyruella blountense, Busycon (Echinofulgur) echinatum, Fulguropsis feldmanni
Type specimen: USNM 371804, a shell. Its type locality is USGS Loc. 2646 - Oak Grove [Oak Grove Sand], which is in a Burdigalian marine sandstone in the Oak Grove Formation of Florida.
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (5: Florida collections)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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