Busycon perversum Linnaeus 1758 (whelk)
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Melongenidae
PaleoDB taxon number: 108698
Alternative combinations: Murex perversum, Sinistrofulgur perversum
Belongs to Busycon according to A. J. W. Hendy et al. 2008
Sister taxa: Busycon (Busycoarctum), Busycon (Busycon), Busycon (Sinistrofulgur), Busycon (Sycotypus), Busycon aldrichi, Busycon alencasterae, Busycon alumense, Busycon atraktoides, Busycon carica, Busycon contrarium, Busycon dasum, Busycon epispiniger, Busycon filosum, Busycon foerstei, Busycon fusiformis, Busycon radix, Busycon sicyoides, Busycon sinistrum, Busycon spiniger, Busycon tritonis, Pyruella blountense, Busycon (Echinofulgur) echinatum, Fulguropsis feldmanni
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore