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Busycotypus

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Melongenidae

Taxonomy
Busycotypus was named as a genus. It is extant.

It was reranked as Busycon (Busycotypus) by Wenz (1943), Olsson and Harbison (1953) and Abbott (1970).

It was assigned to Busycon by Wenz (1943), Olsson and Harbison (1953) and Abbott (1970); to Neogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002); and to Busyconinae by Petuch (1988), Ward (1992) and Hendy et al. (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1943Busycon (Busycotypus) Wenz p. 1219
1953Busycon (Busycotypus) Olsson and Harbison p. 211
1970Busycon (Busycotypus) Abbott p. 223
1988Busycotypus Petuch pp. 24, 41
1992Busycotypus Ward p. 131
2002Busycotypus Sepkoski
2008Busycotypus Hendy et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
RankNameAuthor
Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyBuccinoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyMelongenidaeGill 1867
subfamilyBusyconinaeWade 1917
genusBusycotypus

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

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Busycotypus alveatum Conrad 1863
Busycotypus asheri Petuch 1988
Busycotypus canaliferum Conrad 1863
Busycotypus concinnum Conrad 1875
Busycotypus conradi Tuomey and Holmes 1856
Busycotypus coronatum Conrad 1840
Busycotypus libertiense Mansfield 1930
Busycotypus propeincile Mansfield 1930
Busycotypus rugosum Conrad 1843
Busycotypus scalarispira Conrad 1863
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Invalid names: Busycotypus calvertensis Petuch 1989 [synonym]
Busycotypus spiratus Lamarck 1816
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Invalid names: Bulla pyrum Dillwyn 1817 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available