CaRMS taxon details
Busycon carica (Gmelin, 1791)
160185 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:160185)
accepted
Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of ) Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Vermes. In: Gmelin J.F. (Ed.) Caroli a Linnaei Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Ed. 13. Tome 1(6). G.E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. <em>Systema Naturae. Linneaeus (ed.). Ed. 13.</em> 1: pars. 6., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5 [details]
Distribution Range: 41.6°N to 29°N; 81.3°W to 70.6°W. Distribution: USA: Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey,...
Distribution Range: 41.6°N to 29°N; 81.3°W to 70.6°W. Distribution: USA: Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Florida; Florida: East Florida [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Busycon carica (Gmelin, 1791). Accessed through: Nozères, C., Kennedy, M.K. (Eds.) (2025) Canadian Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/carms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=160185 on 2025-05-07
Nozères, C., Kennedy, M.K. (Eds.) (2025). Canadian Register of Marine Species. Busycon carica (Gmelin, 1791). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/CaRMS/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=160185 on 2025-05-07
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(of ) Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Vermes. In: Gmelin J.F. (Ed.) Caroli a Linnaei Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Ed. 13. Tome 1(6). G.E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. <em>Systema Naturae. Linneaeus (ed.). Ed. 13.</em> 1: pars. 6., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5 [details]
additional source Rosenberg, G. 2004. Malacolog Version 3.3.2: Western Atlantic gastropod database. The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA., available online at http://www.malacolog.org [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
additional source Wise J., Harasewych M.G. & Dillon R.T. (2004). Population divergence in the sinistral whelks of North America, with special reference to the east Florida ecotone. <em>Marine Biology.</em> 145: 1167-1179., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-004-1411-x [details]
additional source Smith, B. (1938). <i>Busycon carica</i> (Gmelin) as a genotype. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 52(1): 16-20., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8284516 [details]
additional source Hackney, A. G. (1944). Note on <i>Busycon carica</i> (Gmelin). <em>The Nautilus.</em> 57(1): 143., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8515605 [details]
additional source Edwards, A. L. & Humphrey, C. M. (1981). An electrophoretic and morphological survey of <i>Busycon</i> occurring in Wassaw Sound, Georgia. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 95(3): 144-150, figs. 1-8., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8497205 [details]
additional source Rosenberg, G. 2004. Malacolog Version 3.3.2: Western Atlantic gastropod database. The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA., available online at http://www.malacolog.org [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
additional source Wise J., Harasewych M.G. & Dillon R.T. (2004). Population divergence in the sinistral whelks of North America, with special reference to the east Florida ecotone. <em>Marine Biology.</em> 145: 1167-1179., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-004-1411-x [details]
additional source Smith, B. (1938). <i>Busycon carica</i> (Gmelin) as a genotype. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 52(1): 16-20., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8284516 [details]
additional source Hackney, A. G. (1944). Note on <i>Busycon carica</i> (Gmelin). <em>The Nautilus.</em> 57(1): 143., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8515605 [details]
additional source Edwards, A. L. & Humphrey, C. M. (1981). An electrophoretic and morphological survey of <i>Busycon</i> occurring in Wassaw Sound, Georgia. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 95(3): 144-150, figs. 1-8., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8497205 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Distribution Range: 41.6°N to 29°N; 81.3°W to 70.6°W. Distribution: USA: Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Florida; Florida: East Florida [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | knobbed whelk | [details] |
| German | Warzige WellhornschneckeStachlige Feige | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (8 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (92 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Busycon carica)
To GenBank (15 nucleotides; 7 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To Malacopics (Busycon carica (Gmelin,1791) United States, South Carolina, Saint Helena Sound, Egg...
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ 1009402 Shell and Operculum)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 032445)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (92 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Busycon carica)
To GenBank (15 nucleotides; 7 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To Malacopics (Busycon carica (Gmelin,1791) United States, South Carolina, Saint Helena Sound, Egg...
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ 1009402 Shell and Operculum)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 032445)
To ITIS
