Murex caricaGmelin, 1791, p. 3545, [Lister pl.880, f.3b; Gualt. pl.47, f.B; Knorr 1, pl.30, f.4,6, pl.27, f.1; Martini 3, f.744,756,757] [Basis of the current name] Type Locality: Unknown Range: 41.6°N to 29°N; 81.3°W to 70.6°W Depth: 0 to 70 m (live 0 to 28 m) Maximum Reported Size: 249 mm Distribution: USA: Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida: East Florida References: C. B. Adams (1839) N; Kurtz (1860); Ponton (1867); C. W. Johnson (1890) W; B. B. Baker (1951) N; Porter (1974) DdLl; Lyons (1989b) S; Zinn (1984) E Combining Genera: Busicon Fulgur Pyrula Sycotypus Volema
Busycon aruanum auct. non Linnaeus, 1758, [Not available] Distribution: USA: South Carolina References: Melvill (1881) Comments: Misidentification by Hollister (1958); Syrinx aruanus is from Australia.
Fulgur eliceansMontfort, 1810, p. 503-504, text-fig. (genus 126) [Synonym] Type Locality: mers de l'Amerique Range: 35°N to 30°N; 81.3°W to 76°W Distribution: USA: North Carolina, Georgia, Florida: East Florida References: C. W. Johnson (1890) W; Prezant et al. (2002)
Busycon carica gilmoreiPetuch, 1994, p. 310, pl. 60, fig. g [Synonymy uncertain] Type Locality: James City Formation, in Lee Creek Mine, Texasgulf, Inc., Aurora, Beaufort County, North Carolina Maximum Reported Size: 110 mm References: Petuch (1994) M
Busycon muricatumRöding, 1798, p. 149, [Martini 1777, pl. 67, fig. 744; pl. 69, fig. 756] [Synonym] Type Locality: Not stated
Busycon carica rucksorumPetuch, 1994, p. 310-311, pl. 60, fig. k [Synonymy uncertain] Type Locality: Nashua Formation, in Rucks' Pit, Fort Drum, Okeechobee County, Florida Maximum Reported Size: 152 mm References: Petuch (1994) M
Partial List of References
Gmelin, J. F. 1791. Systema naturae per regna tria naturae. Editio decima tertia Systema Naturae, 13th ed., vol. 1(6) 3021-3910. Lipsiae. Montfort, D. 1810. Conchyliologie systématique, et classification méthodique de coquilles Conchyliologie Systématique 2 [iii] + 676 pp. F. Schoell: Paris. Petuch, E. J. 1994. Atlas of Florida Fossil Shells xii + 394 pp., 100 pls. Chicago Spectrum Press: Evanston, Illinois. [Stated date: -- --- 1994; true date: pre Nov.] Röding, P. F. 1798. Museum Boltenianum viii + 199 pp. Hamburg. [Stated date: -- Sep 1798.]
