Sinistrofulgur sinistrum
| Sinistrofulgur sinistrum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Buccinoidea |
| Family: | Busyconidae |
| Genus: | Sinistrofulgur |
| Species: | S. sinistrum |
| Binomial name | |
| Sinistrofulgur sinistrum (Hollister, 1958) | |
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Sinistrofulgur sinistrum is an edible species of large predatory sea snail or whelk, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Busyconidae, the busycon whelks. [1]
Description
The size of the shell varies between 200 mm and 450 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea, the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Indian Ocean off Tanzania.
External links
References
- ↑ Bouchet, P. (2015). Sinistrofulgur sinistrum (Hollister, 1958). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=862934 on 2015-12-03
- 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.
Museum specimen of egg capsules of Sinistrofulgur sinistrum
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