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.Bouchet, P. (2015). Busyconinae 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
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
References
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. Bouchet P., Rocroi J.P., Hausdorf B., Kaim A., Kano Y., Nützel A., Parkhaev P., Schrödl M. & Strong E.E. (2017). Revised classification, nomenclator and typification of gastropod and monoplacophoran families. Malacologia. 61(1-2): 1-526