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Busycon contrarium

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Melongenidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1840Busycon contrarium Conrad
2008Busycon contrarium 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
speciescontrariumConrad 1840

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 contrarium Conrad 1840
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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: base of the Zanclean to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 5.33300 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (25 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6USA (South Carolina) Busycon contrarium (60940)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Busycon contrarium (41749)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774USA (Florida) Busycon contrarium (41501 41539 41718 61309 79331 79786 79787 79788 79789)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774USA (North Carolina) Busycon contrarium (80034 80035)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774USA (Florida) Busycon contrarium (41705)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (Florida) Busycon contrarium (61310 80046)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Busycon contrarium (41740 61311 69034 69084 69085 69087 79731 80027)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Virginia) Busycon contrarium (57702)