Fulguropsis is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Busyconidae, the crown conches and their allies.[1]

Fulguropsis
Fulguropsis radula
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Busyconidae
Subfamily: Busycotypinae
Genus: Fulguropsis
Marks, 1950
Type species
Bulla pyrum
Dillwyn, 1817

Species

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Species within the genus Fulguropsis include:

Species brought into synonymy
  • Fulguropsis rachelcarsonae Petuch, R.F. Myers & Berschauer, 2015: synonym of Fulguropsis pyruloides rachelcarsonae Petuch, R. F. Myers & Berschauer, 2015 (original rank)
  • Fulguropsis spiratum : synonym of Busycotypus spiratus (Lamarck, 1816), synonym of Fulguropsis spirata (Lamarck, 1816)

References

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  1. ^ Fulguropsis Marks, 1950. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 3 December 2015.
  2. ^ Fulguropsis feldmanni Petuch, 1991. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 12 April 2010.

Further reading

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  • 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. pp. viii + 195 pp.
  • Marks, S. (1950). "New subgenera of Busycon Roeding". Nautilus. 64 (1): 34.