Busyconinae
Subfamily of gastropods
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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.[1]
| Busyconinae | |
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| The fossil species Fulguropsis radula Petuch, 1994 | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Busyconidae |
| Subfamily: | Busyconinae Wade, 1917 (1867) |
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
