WoRMS name details
Busycon contrarium (Conrad, 1840) †
747340 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:747340)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
(of Fulgur contrarius Conrad, 1840 †) Conrad, T. A. (1840). New fossil shells from N. Carolina. <em>The American Journal of Science and Arts.</em> 39: 387-388., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30954854
page(s): 387 [details]
page(s): 387 [details]
Taxonomic remark Many recent workers, particularly R.T. Abbott (1974), have incorrectly referred to Sinistrofulgur sinistrum as “Busycon...
Taxonomic remark Many recent workers, particularly R.T. Abbott (1974), have incorrectly referred to Sinistrofulgur sinistrum as “Busycon contrarium”, which however is an exclusively Pliocene fossil. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Busycon contrarium (Conrad, 1840) †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=747340 on 2025-07-07
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Fulgur contrarius Conrad, 1840 †) Conrad, T. A. (1840). New fossil shells from N. Carolina. <em>The American Journal of Science and Arts.</em> 39: 387-388., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30954854
page(s): 387 [details]
basis of record Hollister S.C. 1958, A review of the genus <i>Busycon</i> and its allies - Part I: <i>Palaeontographica Americana</i> IV(28): 48-126, pls. 8-18. [details]
page(s): 387 [details]
basis of record Hollister S.C. 1958, A review of the genus <i>Busycon</i> and its allies - Part I: <i>Palaeontographica Americana</i> IV(28): 48-126, pls. 8-18. [details]
Other
additional source
Kent, B. W. (1983). Diet expansion of <i>Busycon contrarium</i> in the absence of <i>Triplofusus giganteus</i> (Gastropoda: Buccinacea). <em>The Nautilus.</em> 97(3): 103-104., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8274809 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Taxonomic remark Many recent workers, particularly R.T. Abbott (1974), have incorrectly referred to Sinistrofulgur sinistrum as “Busycon contrarium”, which however is an exclusively Pliocene fossil. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | lightning whelkleft-handed whelk | [details] |
| German | Linksgewundene WellhornschneckeBlitzschnecke | [details] |
