Busyconinae
{{Short description|Subfamily of gastropods}}
{{Automatic taxobox
| taxon = Busyconinae
| image = Fulguropsis radula 01.JPG
| image_caption = The fossil species Fulguropsis radula Petuch, 1994
| authority = Wade, 1917 (1867)
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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.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
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
{{Commons category|Busyconinae}}
{{Reflist}}
- 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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