Busycon carica eliceans

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Neogastropoda › Busyconidae

Collected by: Thaanum
Collector number: 6279
Locality: South Carolina; Charleston Harbor; 5 miles off shore on reef
Region: South Carolina
Record type: Preservedspecimen

Busycon carica observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4,311 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

2026-10-27

Portsmouth, RI, US

(c) Mylo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27

Portsmouth, RI, US

(c) Mylo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26

W Wharf Rd, Madison, CT, US

(c) Samuel Taylor, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26

Post Rd, Lewes, DE, US

(c) farragutroad, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26

Sea Pines Dr, SC, US

(c) Jude Roman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26

Sea Pines Dr, Beaufort, SC, US

(c) Jude Roman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Busycon carica eliceans. BPBM 236420. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35647415. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/236420.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 35647415 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026