Malacology
Malacology is the study of mollusks. This includes animals like octopus, snails, slugs, and clams. It is the second largest phylum of animals, making them one of the most successful groups on the planet. There are over 80,000 described species of mollusks with many more left to be discovered. Mullusca is composed of 8 recognized classes including Cephalopoda, Gastropoda, Polyplacophora, Scaphapoda, Monoplacophorans, the Aplacophorans, Caudofoveata and Solenogastres, and Bivalvia.
Texas Ligtning Whelk
(Hollister, 1958)
Sinistrofulgur pulleyi
Class:
Gastropoda
Order:
Neogastropoda
Family:
Buccinidae
Image Voucher:
ANSP 338472, ANSP 398446
Shell Information
Maximum size (mm): 200
Sinistral
Chirality:
The Texas Lightning Whelk has a short pointed spire with a row knobs running along the shoulder of each whorl. These knobs are small and blunt at the top of the spire but become larger and more pointed on lower whorls, especially the adult body whorl.
Description:
Ecological Information
Distribution:
Depth (m):
Louisiana to Texas
Diet:
Carnivore
Habitat:
Marine
Misc. Facts
It is the official state shell of Texas.
Citations
MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase.�Sinistrofulgur pulleyi�(Hollister, 1958). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=862936 on 2022-04-22
Rosenberg, G. 2009. Malacolog 4.1.1: A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca. [WWW database (version 4.1.1)] URL http://www.malacolog.org/