Taxonomy Profile: Busycon sinistrum (Hollister 1958)

Busycon sinistrum: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Busycon contrarium aspinosum
Hollister 1958
Busycon contrarium sinistrum
Hollister 1958
Common Name(s):
lightning whelk []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Busycon sinistrum: 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
Species : Busycon sinistrum
lightning whelk |
Busycon sinistrum Direct Children(s):
Busycon sinistrum: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Busycon sinistrum
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 sinistrum
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Turgeon, D. D., J. F. Quinn, Jr., A. E. Bogan, E. V. Coan, F. G. Hochberg, W. G. Lyons, et al.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1998-01-01 / 1998-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Mollusks, 2nd ed.
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
American Fisheries Society Special Publication 26
Page(s):
526
Publisher:
American Fisheries Society
Publication Place:
Bethesda, Maryland, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
1-888569-01-8/0097-0638
Notes:
Reference for:
Busycon sinistrum
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Turgeon, D. D., A. E. Bogan, E. V. Coan, W. K. Emerson, W. G. Lyons, W. Pratt, et al.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1988-01-01 / 1988-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: mollusks
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
American Fisheries Society Special Publication 16
Page(s):
vii + 277
Publisher:
American Fisheries Society
Publication Place:
Bethesda, Maryland, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-913235-47-4/0097-0638
Notes:
Reference for:
Busycon sinistrum
Busycon sinistrum: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Western Atlantic Ocean
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Continental US / Native
Busycon sinistrum: Comments
Comment:
Malacolog (3.3.3) notes that "Busycon contrarium, often used for [Busycon sinistrum], is extinct fossil species"