Busycon fusiformis Conrad 1840 (whelk)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Melongenidae

Alternative combinations: Fulgur fusiforme, Fulgur fusiformis, Turrifulgur fusiforme

Belongs to Busycon according to L. W. Ward 1992

See also Martin 1904 and Petuch 1988

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 perversum, Busycon radix, Busycon sicyoides, Busycon sinistrum, Busycon spiniger, Busycon tritonis, Pyruella blountense, Busycon (Echinofulgur) echinatum, Fulguropsis feldmanni

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of United States (2: Maryland collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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