Molluscs › Busyconidae
Texas Lightning Whelk
Sinistrofulgur pulleyi
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Lightning WhelkSinistrofulgur sinistrum
Knobbed WhelkBusycon carica
Pear WhelkFulguropsis spirata
Shouldered PearwhelkFulguropsis plagosa
Channeled WhelkBusycotypus canaliculatus
Perverse Lightning WhelkSinistrofulgur perversum
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 733 |
|---|---|
| Texas | 724 |
| Louisiana | 9 |
| Mexico | 2 |
| Tamaulipas | 2 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- Shell-bearingProtected by a hard shellFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Molluscs · Mollusca |
| Class | Gastropods · Gastropoda |
| Order | Neogastropoda |
| Family | Busyconidae |
| Genus | Lightning Whelks · Sinistrofulgur |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Texas Lightning Whelk with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.