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Busyconidae

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Superfamily
  
Buccinoidea

Rank
  
Family

Class
  
Gastropoda

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Busyconidae

Similar
  
Busycon, Sinistrofulgur, Clavatulidae, Fulguropsis, Amathinidae

The Busyconidae are taxonomic family of large sea snails, often known as whelks or true whelks. "True whelk" also refers to Buccinidae. Busyconidae consists of Recent and fossil species.

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Genera

  • † Brachysycon Petuch, 1994
  • Busycoarctum Hollister, 1958
  • Busycon Röding, 1798
  • Busycotypus Wenz, 1943
  • † Coronafulgur Petuch, 2004
  • Fulguropsis Marks, 1950
  • † 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

    • Taxonomy

    The Busyconidae were once treated as a subfamily of the Buccinidae, Busyconinae. Now they are treated as their own family.

    References

    Busyconidae Wikipedia
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