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Busycon (whelk)
Taxonomy
Busycon was named by Röding (1798) [Sepkoski's age data: T Ol-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 814]. It is extant.
It was assigned to Busyconidae by Gardner (1947), Gardner (1948), Olsson and Harbison (1953), DuBar (1958) and Olsson (1967); to Melongenidae by Ward and Blackwelder (1987); to Busyconinae by Abbott (1970) and Ward (1992); and to Neogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002).
It was assigned to Busyconidae by Gardner (1947), Gardner (1948), Olsson and Harbison (1953), DuBar (1958) and Olsson (1967); to Melongenidae by Ward and Blackwelder (1987); to Busyconinae by Abbott (1970) and Ward (1992); and to Neogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002).
Species
B. (Busycoarctum), B. (Busycon), B. (Echinofulgur) echinatum, B. (Sinistrofulgur), B. aldrichi, B. alencasterae, B. alumense, B. atraktoides, B. carica (syn. B. rucksorum), B. contrarium, B. dasum, B. epispiniger, B. filosum, B. foerstei, B. fusiformis, B. perversum, B. radix, B. sicyoides, B. sinistrum, B. spiniger, B. tritonis, Fulguropsis feldmanni, Pyruella blountense
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1798 | Busycon Röding |
1947 | Busycon Gardner p. 449 |
1948 | Busycon Gardner p. 238 |
1950 | Fulguropsis Marks |
1953 | Busycon (Echinofulgur) Olsson and Harbison |
1953 | Busycon Olsson and Harbison p. 209 |
1958 | Busycon DuBar p. 192 |
1958 | Sinistrofulgur Hollister |
1967 | Busycon Olsson p. 31 |
1967 | Busycon (Echinofulgur) Olsson p. 31 |
1970 | Busycon Abbott p. 222 |
1970 | Busycon (Fulguropsis) Abbott p. 223 |
1982 | Pyruella Petuch |
1987 | Busycon Ward and Blackwelder p. 132 |
1992 | Busycon Ward p. 131 |
2002 | Busycon Sepkoski |
2002 | Echinofulgur Sepkoski |
2004 | Lindafulgur Petuch |
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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.
G. Busycon Röding 1798 [whelk]
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Subg. Busycon (Busycon) Röding 1798
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†Busycon (Busycon) contrarius Conrad 1840
†Busycon (Busycon) rapum Heilprin 1887
Subg. Busycon (Sinistrofulgur) Hollister 1958
†Busycon aldrichi Gardner 1947
†Busycon alencasterae Perrilliat 1963
†Busycon alumense Mansfield 1930
†Busycon atraktoides Gardner 1947
Busycon contrarium Conrad 1840
†Busycon dasum Gardner 1947
†Busycon epispiniger Gardner 1947
†Busycon filosum Conrad 1862
†Busycon foerstei Gardner 1947
†Busycon fusiformis Conrad 1840
Busycon perversum Linnaeus 1758
†Busycon radix Gardner 1947
†Busycon sicyoides Gardner 1947
Busycon sinistrum Hollister 1958
†Busycon spiniger Conrad 1865
†Busycon spiniger onslowensis Kelluk 1926
†Busycon tritonis Conrad 1863
Invalid names: Echinofulgur Olsson and Harbison 1953 [synonym], Fulguropsis Marks 1950 [synonym], Lindafulgur Petuch 2004 [synonym], Pyruella Petuch 1982 [synonym], Sinistrofulgur Hollister 1958 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available