MolluscaBase taxon details
original description
(of Pyrula spirata Lamarck, 1816) Lamarck, J. B. P. A. de M. de. (1816). <i>Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique des trois règnes de la nature, Mollusques et polypes divers</i>. Part 23 [Livraison 84, 14 December 1816], Tome 3, pp. 1-16, pls. 391-431, 431 bis, 431 bis*, 432-488, Paris: Vve Agasse. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37162278
page(s): p. 174 [in Bruguière], pl. 433, n. 2. [details]
original description
(of Bulla pyrum Dillwyn, 1817) Dillwyn, L. W. (1817). A descriptive catalogue of Recent shells, arranged according to the Linnean method; with particular attention to the synonymy. John and Arthur Arch, London, Vol. 1: 1-580 pp.; Vol. 2: 581-1092 pp. + index [29 pp.]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11670899 [details]
new combination reference
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]