Busycon (Echinofulgur) echinatum Dall 1890 (whelk)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Melongenidae

Alternative combination: Fulgur echinatum

Belongs to Busycon (Echinofulgur) according to A. A. Olsson 1967

See also Olsson and Harbison 1953

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 perversum, Busycon radix, Busycon sicyoides, Busycon sinistrum, Busycon spiniger, Busycon tritonis, Fulguropsis feldmanni, Pyruella blountense

Subtaxa: Busycon (Echinofulgur) echinatum helenae

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Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of United States (1: Florida collection)

• Pliocene to Pleistocene of United States (1: Florida)

• Pliocene of United States (2: Florida)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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