WoRMS taxon details
Busycon carica (Gmelin, 1791)
160185 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:160185)
accepted
Species
Busycon muricatum Röding, 1798 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Fulgur carica (Gmelin, 1791) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Murex carica Gmelin, 1791 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Pyrula carica (Gmelin, 1791) · unaccepted > superseded combination
- Subspecies Busycon carica carica (Gmelin, 1791)
- Subspecies Busycon carica eliceans (Montfort, 1810)
- Subspecies Busycon carica gilmorei Petuch, 1994 † accepted as Busycon gilmorei Petuch, 1994 † (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Subspecies Busycon carica rucksorum Petuch, 1994 † accepted as Busycon rucksorum Petuch, 1994 † (unaccepted > superseded rank)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Murex carica Gmelin, 1791) Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Vermes. In: Gmelin J.F. (Ed.) Caroli a Linnaei Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Ed. 13. Tome 1(6). G.E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. <em>Systema Naturae. Linneaeus (ed.). Ed. 13.</em> 1: pars. 6., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5 [details]
Distribution Range: 41.6°N to 29°N; 81.3°W to 70.6°W. Distribution: USA: Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey,...
Distribution Range: 41.6°N to 29°N; 81.3°W to 70.6°W. Distribution: USA: Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Florida; Florida: East Florida [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Busycon carica (Gmelin, 1791). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=160185 on 2025-07-11
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Murex carica Gmelin, 1791) Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Vermes. In: Gmelin J.F. (Ed.) Caroli a Linnaei Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Ed. 13. Tome 1(6). G.E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. <em>Systema Naturae. Linneaeus (ed.). Ed. 13.</em> 1: pars. 6., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5 [details]
original description (of Busycon muricatum Röding, 1798) Röding, P. F. (1798). Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturæ quæ olim collegerat Joa. Fried Bolten, M. D. p. d. per XL. annos proto physicus Hamburgensis. Pars secunda continens Conchylia sive Testacea univalvia, bivalvia & multivalvia. Trapp, Hamburg, viii + 199 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16230659 [details]
original description (of Busycon muricatum Röding, 1798) Röding, P. F. (1798). Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturæ quæ olim collegerat Joa. Fried Bolten, M. D. p. d. per XL. annos proto physicus Hamburgensis. Pars secunda continens Conchylia sive Testacea univalvia, bivalvia & multivalvia. Trapp, Hamburg, viii + 199 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16230659 [details]
Other
additional source
Rosenberg, G. 2004. Malacolog Version 3.3.2: Western Atlantic gastropod database. The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA., available online at http://www.malacolog.org [details]
additional source Petuch, E. J.; Myers, R. F. & Berschauer D. P. (2015). <i>The living and fossil </i>Busycon<i> whelks: Iconic mollusks of eastern North America.</i> San Diego Shell Club. viii + 195 pp. [details] Available for editors
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additional source Wise J., Harasewych M.G. & Dillon R.T. (2004). Population divergence in the sinistral whelks of North America, with special reference to the east Florida ecotone. <em>Marine Biology.</em> 145: 1167-1179., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-004-1411-x [details]
additional source Smith, B. (1938). <i>Busycon carica</i> (Gmelin) as a genotype. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 52(1): 16-20., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8284516 [details]
additional source Hackney, A. G. (1944). Note on <i>Busycon carica</i> (Gmelin). <em>The Nautilus.</em> 57(1): 143., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8515605 [details]
additional source Edwards, A. L. & Humphrey, C. M. (1981). An electrophoretic and morphological survey of <i>Busycon</i> occurring in Wassaw Sound, Georgia. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 95(3): 144-150, figs. 1-8., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8497205 [details]
additional source Petuch, E. J.; Myers, R. F. & Berschauer D. P. (2015). <i>The living and fossil </i>Busycon<i> whelks: Iconic mollusks of eastern North America.</i> San Diego Shell Club. viii + 195 pp. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Wise J., Harasewych M.G. & Dillon R.T. (2004). Population divergence in the sinistral whelks of North America, with special reference to the east Florida ecotone. <em>Marine Biology.</em> 145: 1167-1179., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-004-1411-x [details]
additional source Smith, B. (1938). <i>Busycon carica</i> (Gmelin) as a genotype. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 52(1): 16-20., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8284516 [details]
additional source Hackney, A. G. (1944). Note on <i>Busycon carica</i> (Gmelin). <em>The Nautilus.</em> 57(1): 143., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8515605 [details]
additional source Edwards, A. L. & Humphrey, C. M. (1981). An electrophoretic and morphological survey of <i>Busycon</i> occurring in Wassaw Sound, Georgia. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 95(3): 144-150, figs. 1-8., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8497205 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Distribution Range: 41.6°N to 29°N; 81.3°W to 70.6°W. Distribution: USA: Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Florida; Florida: East Florida [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | knobbed whelk | [details] |
| German | Warzige WellhornschneckeStachlige Feige | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (8 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (176 publications) (from synonym Fulgur carica (Gmelin, 1791))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (92 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Busycon carica)
To GenBank (15 nucleotides; 7 proteins) (from synonym Murex carica Gmelin, 1791)
To GenBank (15 nucleotides; 7 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To Malacopics (Busycon carica (Gmelin,1791) United States, South Carolina, Saint Helena Sound, Egg ...
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ 1009402 Shell and Operculum)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 032445)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (176 publications) (from synonym Fulgur carica (Gmelin, 1791))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (92 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Busycon carica)
To GenBank (15 nucleotides; 7 proteins) (from synonym Murex carica Gmelin, 1791)
To GenBank (15 nucleotides; 7 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To Malacopics (Busycon carica (Gmelin,1791) United States, South Carolina, Saint Helena Sound, Egg ...
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ 1009402 Shell and Operculum)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 032445)
To ITIS
