WoRMS taxon details
Busycotypus canaliculatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
160192 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:160192)
accepted
Species
Busycon canaliculatum (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Fulgur canaliculata (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Murex canaliculatus Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Pyrula canaliculatus (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
(of Murex canaliculatus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
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Distribution Range: 42°N to 29.9°N; 81.3°W to 70.6°W. Distribution: USA: Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey,...
Distribution Range: 42°N to 29.9°N; 81.3°W to 70.6°W. Distribution: USA: Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Florida; Florida: East Florida [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Busycotypus canaliculatus (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=160192 on 2026-05-15
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Murex canaliculatus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 753 [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record Pollock, L.W. (1998). A practical guide to the marine animals of northeastern North America. Rutgers University Press. New Brunswick, New Jersey & London. 367 pp., available online at http://books.google.com/books?id=i1AmT31cuR4C [details]
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[request]basis of record Pollock, L.W. (1998). A practical guide to the marine animals of northeastern North America. Rutgers University Press. New Brunswick, New Jersey & London. 367 pp., available online at http://books.google.com/books?id=i1AmT31cuR4C [details]
Other
context source (Introduced species)
Molnar, J.L., R.L. Gamboa, C. Revenga & M.D. Spalding. (2008). Assessing the global threat of invasive species to marine biodiversity. <em>Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment.</em> 6(9): 485-492., available online at https://www.conservationgateway.org/ConservationPractices/Marine/Pages/marineinvasives.aspx [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Rosenberg, G. 1992. <i>Encyclopedia of Seashells</i>. Dorset: New York. 224 pp.
page(s): 92 [details]
additional source Petuch, E. J.; Myers, R. F. & Berschauer D. P. (2015). <i>The living and fossil </i>Busycon<i> whelks: Iconic mollusks of eastern North America.</i> San Diego Shell Club. viii + 195 pp. [details] Available for editors [request]
[request]additional source Rosenberg, G. 1992. <i>Encyclopedia of Seashells</i>. Dorset: New York. 224 pp.
page(s): 92 [details]
additional source Petuch, E. J.; Myers, R. F. & Berschauer D. P. (2015). <i>The living and fossil </i>Busycon<i> whelks: Iconic mollusks of eastern North America.</i> San Diego Shell Club. viii + 195 pp. [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From regional or thematic species database
Introduced species vector dispersal United States part of the North Pacific Ocean (Marine Region) Aquaculture: accidental [details]Unreviewed
Distribution Range: 42°N to 29.9°N; 81.3°W to 70.6°W. Distribution: USA: Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Florida; Florida: East Florida [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | channeled whelk | [details] |
| German | Gekrönte FeigeGefurchte Wellhornschnecke | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (4 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications)
To Conchology (Busycotypus canaliculatus)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Busycotypus canaliculatus)
To GenBank (13 nucleotides; 8 proteins)
To GenBank (13 nucleotides; 8 proteins) (from synonym Murex canaliculatus Linnaeus, 1758)
To GenBank (13 nucleotides; 8 proteins) (from synonym Busycon canaliculatum (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Malacopics (Busycotypus canaliculatus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ 1006253 Busycotypus canaliculatus Apertural View)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ 1006253 Busycotypus canaliculatus Dorsal View)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 032420)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 061159) (from synonym Busycon canaliculatum (Linnaeus, 1758))
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications)
To Conchology (Busycotypus canaliculatus)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Busycotypus canaliculatus)
To GenBank (13 nucleotides; 8 proteins)
To GenBank (13 nucleotides; 8 proteins) (from synonym Murex canaliculatus Linnaeus, 1758)
To GenBank (13 nucleotides; 8 proteins) (from synonym Busycon canaliculatum (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Malacopics (Busycotypus canaliculatus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ 1006253 Busycotypus canaliculatus Apertural View)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ 1006253 Busycotypus canaliculatus Dorsal View)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 032420)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 061159) (from synonym Busycon canaliculatum (Linnaeus, 1758))
To ITIS
Unreviewed
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