Fulguropsis

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

Fulguropsis
† Fulguropsis radula
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Family:
Busyconidae
Genus:
Fulguropsis

Marks, 1950
Type species
Bulla pyrum
Dillwyn, 1817

Species

Species within the genus Fulguropsis include:

  • Fulguropsis feldmanni Petuch, 1991[2]
  • Fulguropsis keysensis Petuch, 2013
  • Fulguropsis plagosa (Conrad, 1863)
  • Fulguropsis pyruloides (Say, 1822)
  • Fulguropsis rachelcarsonae Petuch, R.F. Myers & Berschauer, 2015
  • † Fulguropsis radula Petuch, 1994
  • Fulguropsis spirata (Lamarck, 1816)
  • Fulguropsis texana (Hollister, 1958)
Species brought into synonymy
  • Fulguropsis spiratum : synonym of Busycotypus spiratus (Lamarck, 1816), synonym of Fulguropsis spirata (Lamarck, 1816)

References
  1. Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2015). Fulguropsis Marks, 1950. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=415405 on 2015-12-03
  2. Fulguropsis feldmanni Petuch, 1991. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 12 April 2010.
  • 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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