''Fulguropsis'' is a
genus
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of
sea snails, marine
gastropod molluscs in the
family
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Busyconidae, the crown conches and their allies.
Species
Species within the genus ''Fulguropsis'' include:
* ''
Fulguropsis feldmanni
''Fulguropsis feldmanni'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Busyconidae, the crown conches and their allies.
Description
The shell grows to a length of 57 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Gul ...
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Petuch, 1991
* ''
Fulguropsis keysensis
''Fulguropsis'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusc
Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 85,000 extant s ...
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Petuch, 2013
* ''
Fulguropsis plagosa''
(Conrad, 1863)
* ''
Fulguropsis pyruloides
''Fulguropsis pyruloides'' is a species of Marine Gastropod, commonly known as the pear whelk. It is also known as the Florida pear whelk or Atlantic pear whelk in scientific and shelling circles to differentiate from the more well known ''Fulg ...
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(Say, 1822)
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Fulguropsis radula
''Fulguropsis'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Busyconidae, the crown conches and their allies.
Species
Species within the genus ''Fulguropsis'' include:
* ''Fulguropsis feldmanni'' Petuch, 1991
* ''Fulguropsis ...
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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
Further reading
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External links
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Busyconidae
Gastropod genera