Busyconinae

Busyconinae
The fossil species Fulguropsis radula Petuch, 1994
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Busyconidae
Subfamily:	Busyconinae Wade, 1917 (1867)

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

1. 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