Bucyconinae

Bucyconinae

Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Sorbeoconcha
Family:	Melongenidae
Subfamily:	Bucyconinae Finlay and Marwick, 1937

Genera

Busycon
Busycotypus
See text for species.

The gastropod subfamily Bucyconinae currently contains the following species:

Genus Busycon Röding, 1798

Subgenus Busycon (sensu stricto)
- Busycon carica (Gmelin, 1791) (the Knobbed whelk)
Subgenus Busycoarctum Hollister, 1958
- Busycon candelabrum (Lamarck, 1816) (the Splendid Whelk)
- Busycon coarctatum (Sowerby, 1825)
- Busycon lyonsi Petuch, 1987
- Busycon contrarium (Conrad, 1840) (the Lightning Whelk)
Subgenus Sinistrofulger Hollister, 1958
- Busycon laeostomum Kent, 1982 (the Snow Whelk)
- Busycon perversum (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Busycon pulleyi Hollister, 1958 (the Prickly Whelk)
- Busycon sinistrum Hollister, 1958

Genus Busycotypus Wenz, 1943

Subgenus Busycotypus Wenz, 1943
- Busycotypus canaliculatus (Linnaeus, 1758) (the Channeled whelk)
Subgenus Fulguropsis (Marks, 1950)
- Busycotypus plagosus (Conrad, 1863)
  - Busycotypus plagosus galvestonesis (Hollister, 1958)
  - Busycotypus plagosus texanus (Hollister, 1958)
- Busycotypus spiratus (Conrad, 1863)
  - Busycotypus spiratus pyruloides (Say, 1822) (the Pear Whelk)
  - Busycotypus spiratus spiratus (Lamarck, 1816)