Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Melongenidae
Parent taxon: Melongenidae according to A. J. W. Hendy et al. 2008
See also Bouchet et al. 2005, Petuch 1997 and Ward 1992
Sister taxa: Cornulina, Echinofulgurinae, Fascioplex, Fyfea, Levifusus, Lomirosa, Melongeninae, Nipponitys, Palaeatractus, Protobusycon, Pseudomazzalina, Pugilina, Pyrifusus, Saginafusus, Saturnus, Sycostoma, Torquifer, Tropochasca, Volema
Subtaxa: Busycon Busyconini Busycotypus Spinifulgur Turrifulgur
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (94: Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia collections)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of United States (2: Florida)
• Pliocene of United States (29: Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia)
• Miocene of India (1), United States (39: Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, Virginia)
• Oligocene to Miocene of United States (3: Florida)
• Oligocene of United States (3: Florida, North Carolina)
• Eocene of United States (8: Alabama, Mississippi, Texas)
• Paleocene of Denmark (1)
• Cretaceous of United States (1: Texas)
Total: 181 collections including 343 occurrences