The Busyconidae are taxonomic family of large sea snails, often known as whelks.[1]
| Busyconidae | |
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| The pear whelk fulguropsis spirata | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Buccinoidea |
| Family: | Busyconidae Wade, 1917 (1867) |
Subfamilies
edit- Busyconinae Wade, 1917 (1867)
- Busycotypinae Petuch, 1994
- Busycotypus Wenz, 1943
- Fulguropsis Marks, 1950
References
edit- ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Busyconidae Wade, 1917 (1867). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=862828 on 2022-10-26
- Wade, B. (1917). An Upper Cretaceous Fulgur. American Journal of Science. ser. 4, 43: 293–297.
- 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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