Fulguropsis

Fulguropsis
† Fulguropsis radula
Scientific 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

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

Species

Species within the genus Fulguropsis include:

• Fulguropsis feldmanni Petuch, 1991[2]
• Fulguropsis keysensis Petuch, 2013
• Fulguropsis plagosa (Conrad, 1863)
• Fulguropsis pyruloides (Say, 1822)
• † Fulguropsis radula Petuch, 1994
• Fulguropsis spirata (Lamarck, 1816)
• Fulguropsis texana (Hollister, 1958)

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

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

• 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.