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Busycon (Busycon) rapum

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Melongenidae

Taxonomy
Fulgur rapum was named by Heilprin (1887) [DISTRIBUTION: Pleistocene; Florida.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Busycon (Busycon) rapum by DuBar (1958).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
B. fusiforme, B. stellatum, B. tampaense, B. proterum

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1887Fulgur rapum Heilprin p. 71
1958Busycon (Busycon) rapum DuBar p. 192

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
RankNameAuthor
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyBuccinoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyMelongenidaeGill 1867
subfamilyBusyconinaeWade 1917
genusBusyconRöding 1798
subgenusBusyconRöding 1798
speciesrapum(Heilprin 1887)

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 (Busycon) rapum Heilprin 1887
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Abbott and Dance 1986

Age range: Early/Lower Pleistocene or 2.58000 to 0.77400 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Busycon rapum (41749)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774USA (Florida) Busycon rapum (41501 41718 79331)