Busyconidae
Also known as: Helmschnecken, Wellhornschnecken, Whelks, whelks
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Mollusca |
| Class | Gastropoda |
| Order | Neogastropoda |
| Family | Busyconidae |
| Published in | Wade, B. (1917). An Upper Cretaceous Fulgur. American Journal of Science, ser. 4, 43: 293–297. https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=410365 |
| Habitat | MARINE |
| Genera | 14 |
| Species records held | 53 |
| Descendant taxa (GBIF) | 97 |
| GBIF key | 6141889 |
Genera in Busyconidae
- Busycon — 23 species: Busycon aldrichi, Busycon alencasterae, Busycon alumense, Busycon alveatum, Busycon atraktoides, Busycon blountense, Busycon canaliferum, Busycon carica
- Fulguropsis — 6 species: Fulguropsis feldmanni, Fulguropsis keysensis, Fulguropsis plagosa, Fulguropsis pyruloides, Fulguropsis spirata, Fulguropsis texana
- Sinistrofulgur — 5 species: Sinistrofulgur contrarium, Sinistrofulgur laeostomum, Sinistrofulgur perversum, Sinistrofulgur pulleyi, Sinistrofulgur sinistrum
- Busycotypus — 4 species: Busycotypus asheri, Busycotypus calvertensis, Busycotypus canaliculatus, Busycotypus chesapeakensis
- Lindafulgur — 3 species: Lindafulgur candelabrum, Lindafulgur lindajoyceae, Lindafulgur lyonsi
- Spinifulgur — 2 species: Spinifulgur gemmulatum, Spinifulgur spiniger
- Sycopsis — 2 species: Sycopsis lindae, Sycopsis tuberculata
- Turrifulgur — 2 species: Turrifulgur fusiforme, Turrifulgur fusiformis
- Brachysycon — 1 species: Brachysycon amoenum
- Busycoarctum — 1 species: Busycoarctum coarctatum
- Coronafulgur — 1 species: Coronafulgur coronatum
- Laevisycon — 1 species: Laevisycon laeve
- Pyruella — 1 species: Pyruella harasewychi
- Sycofulgur — 1 species: Sycofulgur rugosus
Source and Attribution
Taxonomic rank data on this page is drawn from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, doi.org/10.15468/39omei, GBIF Secretariat, licensed CC BY 4.0. Member-species counts are counts of records held in the Sanctum species index, not a claim of completeness for the family.