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Busycotypus coronatum

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Melongenidae

Taxonomy
Fulgur coronatus was named by Conrad (1840).

It was corrected as Fulgur coronatum by Martin (1904); it was recombined as Busycotypus coronatum by Petuch (1988), Ward (1992).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Busycon pyrum, B. aepynotum, B. bicoronatum, B. incile, B. libertiensis, B. scotti

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1840Fulgur coronatus Conrad p. 80
1904Fulgur coronatum Martin p. 180
1988Busycotypus coronatum Petuch p. 24
1992Busycotypus coronatum Ward p. 131

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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
genusBusycotypus
speciescoronatum(Conrad 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.

†Busycotypus coronatum Conrad 1840
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:20:52
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:20:52
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Tortonian to the top of the Messinian or 11.63000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246USA (Virginia) Busycotypus coronatum (71632)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246USA (Maryland) Busycotypus coronatum (70853)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333USA (Maryland) Busycotypus coronatum (51722 51727 92325)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333USA (Virginia) Busycotypus coronatum (71536 71618)