Busycon perversum Linnaeus 1758 (whelk)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Melongenidae

Alternative combinations: Murex perversum, Sinistrofulgur perversum

Belongs to Busycon according to A. J. W. Hendy et al. 2008

See also Holmes 1858 and Richards 1962

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

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of United States (12: Delaware, Florida, Louisiana, New Jersey, North Carolina, South Carolina collections)

• Pliocene of United States (4: Florida, North Carolina)

Total: 16 collections each including a single occurrence

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