Taxonomy Profile: Busycon contrarium (Conrad 1840)

Busycon contrarium: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Busycon contrarium contrarium
Conrad 1840
Common Name(s):
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Busycon contrarium: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Protostomia
Superdivision : Lophozoa
Phylum : Mollusca
molluscs |
mollusks |
molusco |
mollusques |
Class : Gastropoda
gastropods |
slugs |
snails |
caracol |
caramujo |
lesma |
escargots |
gastéropodes |
limaces |
Subclass : Prosobranchia
Family : Melongenidae
Genus : Busycon
Busycon contrarium Direct Children(s):
Busycon contrarium: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Busycon contrarium
Source:
Malacolog 3.3.3, 15-Dec-2004
Acquired:
2004-12-15
Notes:
Malacolog 3.3.3, Western Atlantic gastropods, last updated "2004-09-16." Maintained at http://data.acnatsci.org/wasp/
Reference for:
Busycon contrarium
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Abbott, Robert Tucker, and Percy A. Morris
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1995-01-01 / 1995-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies, Fourth Edition
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
The Peterson Field Guide Series, Number 3
Page(s):
xxxiii + 350
Publisher:
Houghton Mifflin Company
Publication Place:
New York, New York, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-395-69780-8/
Notes:
Reference for:
Busycon contrarium
Busycon contrarium: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Busycon contrarium: Comments
Comment:
Malacolog (3.3.3) notes that "Busycon contrarium, often used for [Busycon sinistrum], is extinct fossil species"