The Georgia Shell Club Busyconinae Taxonomy Page

Family Melongenidae

Subfamily Bucyconinae (Finlay and Marwick, 1937)

Genus Busycon (Röding, 1798)

Subgenus Busycon (sensu stricto)

Species carica (Gmelin, 1791) (type of subgenus)

Subgenus Sinistrofulger (Hollister, 1958)

Species sinistrum (Hollister, 1958) (type of subgenus)

Species perversum (Linné, 1758)

Species pulley (Hollister, 1958)

Species laeostomum (Kent, 1982)

Subgenus Busycoarctum (Hollister, 1958)

Species coarctatum (Sowerby, 1825)

Species candelabrum Lamarck, 1816

Species lyonsi Petuch, 1987

Genus Busycotypus (Wenz, 1943)

Subgenus Busycotypus (Wenz, 1943)

Species canaliculatus (Linné, 1758)

Subgenus Fulguropsis (Marks, 1950)

Species spiratus spiratus (Lamarck, 1816)

Species spiratus pyruloides (Say, 1822)

Species plagosus (Conrad, 1863)

Species plagosus galvestonesis (Hollister, 1958)

Species plagosus texanus (Hollister, 1958)

*taken from: Edwards, A. L. and M. G. Harasewych. 1988. Biology of the recent species of the superfamily Busyconinae. J. Shellfish Research 7(3): 467-472.