Busyconidae

Busyconidae
The fossil species Fulguropsis radula Petuch, 1994
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Buccinoidea
Family: Busyconidae
Wade, 1917 (1867)
Type genus
Busycon
Röding, 1798
Genera and species

See text

The Busyconidae are taxonomic family of large sea snails, often known as whelks. The name "whelk" also refers to Buccinidae. Busyconidae consists of Recent and fossil species.[1]

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

  1. ↑ Bouchet, P. (2015). Busyconidae 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.
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