Fulguropsis

<i>Fulguropsis</i>

Fulguropsis

Genus of gastropods

Fulguropsis is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Busyconidae, the crown conches and their allies.[1]

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Species

Species within the genus Fulguropsis include:

Species brought into synonymy
  • Fulguropsis rachelcarsonae Petuch, R.F. Myers & Berschauer, 2015: synonym of Fulguropsis pyruloides rachelcarsonae Petuch, R. F. Myers & Berschauer, 2015 (original rank)
  • Fulguropsis spiratum : synonym of Busycotypus spiratus (Lamarck, 1816), synonym of Fulguropsis spirata (Lamarck, 1816)

References

  1. [1]
    Fulguropsis Marks, 1950. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 3 December 2015.
  2. [2]
    Fulguropsis feldmanni Petuch, 1991. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 12 April 2010.

Further reading

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fulguropsis.
  • Petuch, E.J.; Myers, R.F.; Berschauer, D.P. (2015). The living and fossil Busycon whelks: Iconic mollusks of eastern North America. San Diego Shell Club. pp. viii + 195 pp.
  • Marks, S. (1950). "New subgenera of Busycon Roeding". Nautilus. 64 (1): 34.
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