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Busycon perversum

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Melongenidae

Taxonomy
Murex perversum was named by Linnaeus (1758) [DISTRIBUTION: Pleistocene-Recent; Western Atlantic.]. It is extant.

It was recombined as Sinistrofulgur perversum by Petuch and Roberts (2007); it was recombined as Busycon perversum by Holmes (1858), Richards (1962), Hendy et al. (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Murex perversum Linnaeus
1858Busycon perversum Holmes p. 65
1962Busycon perversum Richards
2007Sinistrofulgur perversum Petuch and Roberts
2008Busycon perversum Hendy et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
RankNameAuthor
Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyBuccinoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyMelongenidaeGill 1867
subfamilyBusyconinaeWade 1917
genusBusyconRöding 1798
speciesperversum(Linnaeus 1758)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Busycon perversum Linnaeus 1758
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Entire body: yesg
Adult width: 100 to < 1000g
Adult height: 100 to < 1000g
Thickness: intermediateg
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: minorg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-03-16 10:35:12
Modified: 2009-03-16 12:35:12
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Abbott and Dance 1986, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pliocene to the top of the Holocene or 3.60000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58USA (Florida) Busycon perversum (59484 59486)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117USA (South Carolina) Busycon perversum (150656)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117USA (New Jersey) Busycon perversum (66618 66621)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117USA (Delaware) Busycon perversum (66701)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (North Carolina) Busycon perversum (66742)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Busycon perversum (34269) Sinistrofulgur perversum (96538)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (South Carolina) Busycon perversum (66758 66760)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Louisiana) Busycon perversum (92776)