Whelk

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

• 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