Busyconinae

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
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