Busycotypus is a genus of very large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Busycotypinae .

Busycotypus
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Buccinoidea
Family: Busyconidae
Subfamily: Busycotypinae
Genus: Busycotypus
Wenz, 1943
Type species
Murex canaliculatus Linnaeus, 1758
Species

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Synonyms

Busycotypus (Pyrofulgur) Hollister, 1958

In the United States, these are commonly known as whelks.[1]

Species

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Species brought into synonymy

References

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  1. ^ Bouchet, P. (2015). Busycotypus Wenz, 1943. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=160190 on 2015-12-03
  • Hollister S.C. 1958, A review of the genus Busycon and its allies - Part I: Palaeontographica Americana IV(28): 48–126, pls. 8-18 page(s): 99
  • Petuch E.J. (1994). Atlas of Florida fossil shells. Evanston, Illinois: Chicago Spectrum Press. 394 pp., 20 figs., 100 pls.

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