Range: 39.1°N to 31.12°N; 81.32°W to 74.7°W Depth: 0 to 15 m (live 11 to 14 m) Maximum Reported Size: 258 mm
Synonymy
Busycon perversum auct. non Linnaeus, 1758 Pyrula perversum auct. non Linnaeus, 1758 Fulgur perversum auct. non Linnaeus, 1758 Busycon sinistrum auct. non Hollister, 1958 Busycon laeostomum Kent, 1982 Sinistrofulgur laeostomum (Kent, 1982)
Details
Busycon laeostomumKent, 1982, p. 101-103, figs. 1-5, 7, 10 [Basis of the current name] Type Locality: Stone Harbor, New Jersey Range: 39.1°N to 31.12°N; 81.32°W to 74.7°W Depth: 0 to 15 m (live 11 to 14 m) Maximum Reported Size: 258 mm Distribution: USA: New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia, South Carolina, Georgia References: Kent (1982) DNEM; Wise et al. (2004) SW; ANSP dLl Combining Genera: Sinistrofulgur
Busycon perversum auct. non Linnaeus, 1758, [Not available] Range: 34°N to 33°N; 79°W to 78°W Distribution: USA: North Carolina, South Carolina References: Kurtz (1860) NSEW Comments: Misidentification. Combining Genera: Fulgur Pyrula
Busycon sinistrum auct. non Hollister, 1958, [Not available] Distribution: USA: North Carolina Comments: Misidentification.
Partial List of References
Kent, B. W. 1982. An overlooked Busycon whelk (Melongenidae) from the eastern United States Nautilus 96 99-104. [Stated date: 16 Jul 1982.]
