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 or true whelks. They consist of Recent and fossil species.[1]

Genera

Genera brought into synonymy

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
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