Scientific Classification
| Kingdom: Animalia |
| Phylum: Mollusca |
| Class: Gastropoda |
| Order: Neogastropoda |
| Family: Busyconidae |
| Genus: Busycon |
| Species: Busycon carica (Gmelin, 1791) |
Information
Geological Range
Paleogeographic Distribution
Stratigraphic Occurrences
| Anastasia Formation [Common] |
| Coffee Mill Hammock Formation [Questionable/rare] |
| Flanner Beach Formation [Uncommon] |
| Fort Thompson Formation [Questionable/rare] |
| Neuse Formation [Questionable/rare] |
| Norfolk Formation [Questionable/rare] |
| Satilla Formation [Questionable/rare] |
| Socastee Formation [Questionable/rare] |
| Canepatch Formation [Common] |
| Caloosahatchee Formation [Questionable/rare] |
| James City Formation |
| Nashua Formation [Common] |
| Waccamaw Formation [Common] |
| Duplin Formation [Uncommon] |
| Raysor Formation [Questionable/rare] |
| Tamiami Formation (Pinecrest Beds) [Questionable/rare] |
Remarks
Common name: Knobbed whelk.
Synonymy: n/a
Type specimen, locality, and stratum: n/a
Other voucher specimens: n/a
Descriptions: n/a
Measurements: n/a
Other remarks:
For information on the modern distribution of the species, see Malacolog and WoRMS.
References: n/a
Online resources:
Page history:
Some of the content on this page was originally published on the Neogene Atlas of Ancient Life on August 31, 2015. It was developed by Jonathan R. Hendricks and colleagues and migrated here in 2026.
This page was last modified on October 28, 2026 by Jonathan R. Hendricks.
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