MolluscaBase taxon details
Busycon maximus (Conrad, 1840) †
1673277 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1673277)
accepted
Species
Fulgur maximus Conrad, 1839 † · unaccepted > superseded combination
- Subspecies Busycon maximum alumense Mansfield, 1930 † (uncertain > unassessed)
- Subspecies Busycon maximum maximum (Conrad, 1840) † (uncertain > unassessed)
- Subspecies Busycon maximum rapum (Heilprin, 1887) † (uncertain > unassessed)
- Subspecies Busycon maximum tudiculum (Dall, 1890) † (uncertain > unassessed)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
(of Fulgur maximus Conrad, 1839 †) Conrad, T. A. (1838-1839). Fossils of the medial Tertiary of the United States. No. 1. Judah Dobson, Philadelphia, pp. i–xvi, 1–32 + covers with text., available online at https://books.google.de/books?redir_esc=y&hl=de&id=5vYyAQAAIAAJ
page(s): back cover [p. 51 of reprint] [details]
page(s): back cover [p. 51 of reprint] [details]
Type locality contained in Virginia
type locality contained in Virginia [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Busycon maximus (Conrad, 1840). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1673277 on 2025-09-11
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(of Fulgur maximus Conrad, 1839 †) Conrad, T. A. (1838-1839). Fossils of the medial Tertiary of the United States. No. 1. Judah Dobson, Philadelphia, pp. i–xvi, 1–32 + covers with text., available online at https://books.google.de/books?redir_esc=y&hl=de&id=5vYyAQAAIAAJ
page(s): back cover [p. 51 of reprint] [details]
basis of record 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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page(s): back cover [p. 51 of reprint] [details]
basis of record 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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Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
