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Busycon contrarium (Conrad, 1840) †

747340  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:747340)

 unaccepted
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]   
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. (2024). MolluscaBase. Busycon contrarium (Conrad, 1840) †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=747340 on 2024-03-29
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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]   
 
 Present  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]

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