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Fulguropsis pyruloides (Say, 1822)

AphiaID

862948 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:862948)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Fulguropsis E. S. Marks, 1950

Original name

Fulgur pyruloides Say, 1822

Synonymised names

Fulgur pyruloides Say, 1822 · unaccepted (original combination)

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Subspecies Fulguropsis pyruloides pyruloides (Say, 1822)
Subspecies Fulguropsis pyruloides rachelcarsonae Petuch, R. F. Myers & Berschauer, 2015

Environment

marine

Original description

(of Fulgur pyruloides Say, 1822) Say, T. (1822). An account of some of the marine shells of the United States. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia. 2(1): 221-248; 2(2): 257-276, 302-325., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36831411
page(s): 237 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Fulguropsis pyruloides (Say, 1822). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=862948 on 2026-06-03

Taxonomic edit history

Date

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2015-10-31 06:42:48Z

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Bouchet, Philippe

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Nomenclature

original description (of Fulgur pyruloides Say, 1822) Say, T. (1822). An account of some of the marine shells of the United States. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia. 2(1): 221-248; 2(2): 257-276, 302-325., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36831411
page(s): 237 [details]

basis of record 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. [details] Available for editors