Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Spiralia
Cladus: Lophotrochozoa
Phylum: Mollusca
Classis: Gastropoda
Subclassis: Caenogastropoda
Ordo: Neogastropoda
Superfamilia: Buccinoidea
Familia: Buccinidae
Subfamilia: Busyconinae
Tribus: Busyconini - Busycotypini
Name
Busyconinae B. Wade, 1917
The Busyconinae are taxonomic subfamily of large sea snails, often known as whelks. The name "whelk" also refers to Buccinidae. Busyconinae consists of Recent and fossil species.[1]
Genera
† Brachysycon Petuch, 1994
Busycoarctum Hollister, 1958
Busycon Röding, 1798
Tribe Busyconini Wade, 1917
Tribe Busycotypini Petuch, 1994
† Coronafulgur Petuch, 2004
† Laevisycon Petuch, R.F. Myers & Berschauer, 2015
Lindafulgur Petuch, 2004
† Pyruella Petuch, 1982
Sinistrofulgur Hollister, 1958
† Spinifulgur Petuch, 1994
† Sycofulgur Marks, 1950
† Sycopsis Conrad, 1867
† Turrifulgur Petuch, 1988
Genera brought into synonymy
Fulgur Montfort, 1810: synonym of Busycon Röding, 1798
References
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Bouchet, P. (2015). Busyconinae Wade, 1917 (1867). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=862828 on 2015-12-03
Petuch E.J., Myers R.F. & Berschauer D.P. (2015). The living and fossil Busycon whelks: Iconic mollusks of eastern North America. San Diego Shell Club. viii + 195 pp.
Bouchet P., Rocroi J.P., Hausdorf B., Kaim A., Kano Y., Nützel A., Parkhaev P., Schrödl M. & Strong E.E. (2017). Revised classification, nomenclator and typification of gastropod and monoplacophoran families. Malacologia. 61(1-2): 1-526
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