Sinistrofulgur
Appearance
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several views of a shell of Sinistrofulgur perversum | |
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Genus: | Sinistrofulgur Hollister, 1958
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Type species | |
Busycon sinistrum Hollister, 1958 | |
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Busycon (Sinistrofulgur) Hollister, 1958 |
Sinistrofulgur is a genus of large sea snails with left-handed shell-coiling, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Busyconidae. [1]
Species
- Sinistrofulgur laeostomum (Kent, 1982)
- Sinistrofulgur perversum (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Sinistrofulgur pulleyi (Hollister, 1958)
- Sinistrofulgur sinistrum (Hollister, 1958)
References
- ^ Bouchet, P. (2015). Sinistrofulgur Hollister, 1958. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=862837 on 2015-12-03
- 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. viii + 195 pp.
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