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Lightning Whelk

Sinistrofulgur sinistrum

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in North Carolina.January 12, February 14, March 13, April 21, May 21, June 13, July 10, August 11, September 13, October 12, November 13, December 11.
United States3,500
North Carolina160
Alabama133
South Carolina99
Georgia67
Mexico39
Yucatan34
Louisiana26
Mississippi23
Texas14

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Traits

Physical

  • Shell-bearingProtected by a hard shellFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumMolluscs · Mollusca
ClassGastropods · Gastropoda
OrderNeogastropoda
FamilyBusyconidae
GenusLightning Whelks · Sinistrofulgur

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