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A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca

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Gastropoda: Neogastropoda: Buccinoidea: Melongenidae

Busycotypus spiratus (Lamarck, 1816)


Range: 35°N to 19°N; 92°W to 76°W
Depth: 0 to 46 m (live 0 to 28 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 131  mm

Synonymy

Pyrula spirata Lamarck, 1816
Bulla pyrum Dillwyn, 1817
Sycotypus pyrum (Dillwyn, 1817) 
Fulgur pyrum (Dillwyn, 1817) 
Fulgur pyruloides Say, 1822
Pyrula pyruloides (Say, 1822) 

Details


Pyrula spirata Lamarck, 1816, p. [Lamarck 1822b, p. 142], pl. 433, figs. 2a-b
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Not stated [Unknown (Lamarck 1822b)]
Range: 35°N to 19°N; 92°W to 76°W
Depth: 0 to 46 m (live 0 to 28 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 131 mm
Distribution: USA: North Carolina, Florida: East Florida, West Florida; Mexico: Campeche State, Cayo Arcas, Campeche, Yucatan State, Alacran Reef, Quintana Roo
References: Rice & Kornicker (1962) {M}; Lyons et al. (1971) d; Porter (1974) DLN; Vokes & Vokes (1983, original station data) W; ANSP M

Fulgur pyruloides Say, 1822a, p. 237-238, [Say 1831a, pl. 19]
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Southern coast, United States
Range: 34°N to 33°N; 79°W to 78°W
Maximum Reported Size: 96 mm
Distribution: USA: North Carolina, South Carolina
References: Say (1822a) M; Kurtz (1860) NSEW
Combining Genera:  Pyrula

Bulla pyrum Dillwyn, 1817, p. 485, [Lister pl. 877, fig. 1; Martini, 1777, pl. 66, fig. 736-737]
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Unknown
Range: 29°N to 28°N; 90°W to 82.5°W
Distribution: USA: Florida: West Florida; USA: Louisiana
References: Harry (1942) NW
Combining Genera:  Fulgur Sycotypus


Partial List of References

Dillwyn, L. W. 1817. A descriptive catalogue of recent shells A Descriptive Catalogue of Recent Shells 1-2 xii + 1-580; [iv] + 581-1121. John and Arthur Arch: Cornhill.
Lamarck, [J. B.] 1816. Tableau Encyclopédique et Méthodique des Trois Règnes de la Nature  [iii] + 16 pp., pls. 391-431, 431 bis, 431 bis*, 432-488. Veuve Agasse: Paris.
Say, T. 1822. An account of some of the marine shells of the United States Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 2 221-248, 257-276, 302-325. [Stated date: -- Jun 1822; true date: -- Jul 1822.]

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