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Sinistrofulgur sinistrum Busycon Whelk

Sinistrofulgur sinistrum is commonly referred to as Busycon Whelk. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profilbild Urheber Robyn J. Waayers, USA

Lightning Whelk eating oyster.Manasota Key, Lemon Bay, Florida.January 2015


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lexID:
13721 
AphiaID:
862934 
Scientific:
Sinistrofulgur sinistrum 
German:
Linksgewundene Blitzschnecke 
English:
Busycon Whelk 
Category:
Snails 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Neogastropoda (Order) > Buccinidae (Family) > Sinistrofulgur (Genus) > sinistrum (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Hollister, ), 1958 
Occurrence:
Florida, Gulf of Mexico, North Atlantic Ocean, Tansania, the Caribbean, USA 
Sea depth:
0 - 73 Meter 
Habitats:
Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Oyster beds, Rivers 
Size:
7.87" - 17.72" (20cm - 45cm) 
Temperature:
22,9 °F - 26,4 °F (22,9°C - 26,4°C) 
Food:
Carnivore, Clams, Predatory 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for aquarium keeping 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2026-04-20 20:32:55 

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Sinistrofulgur sinistrum (Hollister, 1958)

Sinistrofulgur is a genus of large sea snails with left-handed shell-coiling, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Busyconinae.

The lightning whelk produce a coiled egg case.

Synonymised names:
Busycon (Sinistrofulgur) aspinosum Hollister, 1958
Busycon (Sinistrofulgur) sinistrum Hollister, 1958 (basionym)
Busycon perversum sinistrum Hollister, 1958
Busycon sinistrum Hollister, 1958 (original combination)

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Spawn

Lightning whelk (Sinistrofulgur sinistrum) egg case,Sanibel, Florida, United States 2018

Commonly

Lightning Whelk eating oyster.Manasota Key, Lemon Bay, Florida.January 2015
Busycon sinistrum, Lightning Whelk.Manasota Key, Lemon Bay, Florida.January 2015
Busycon sinistrum, Lightning Whelk.Manasota Key, Lemon Bay, Florida.January 2015_1

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