Sinistrofulgur
Sinistrofulgur is a genus of large sea snails with left-handed shell-coiling, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Busyconinae.[1]
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| 5 views of a shell of Sinistrofulgur perversum | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Buccinoidea |
| Family: | Busyconidae |
| Subfamily: | Busyconinae |
| Genus: | Sinistrofulgur Hollister, 1958 |
| Type species | |
| Sinistrofulgur sinistrum Hollister, 1958 | |
| Species | |
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| Synonyms | |
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Busycon (Sinistrofulgur) Hollister, 1958 | |
Species
- Sinistrofulgur laeostomum (Kent, 1982)
- Sinistrofulgur perversum (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Sinistrofulgur pulleyi (Hollister, 1958)
- Sinistrofulgur sinistrum (Hollister, 1958)
References
- "Sinistrofulgur". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
- Hollister S.C. 1958, A review of the genus Busycon and its allies - Part I: Palaeontographica Americana IV(28): 48-126, pls. 8-18
- Petuch E.J., Myers R.F. & Berschauer D.P. (2015). The living and fossil Busycon whelks: Iconic mollusks of eastern North America. San Diego Shell Club. viii + 195 pp.
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