Gastropod
Busycon
Whelk
Busycon and its relatives Busycotypus and Sinistrofulgur are the large whelks of the western Atlantic whose fossils fill the Pliocene Yorktown Formation and the Florida Tamiami and Caloosahatchee shell beds. Large, complete fossil whelks from Lee Creek and the Florida shell pits are inexpensive and impressive. Left-handed (sinistral) lightning whelks are a Florida speciality.
| Phylum | Mollusca |
|---|---|
| Class | Gastropoda |
| Order | Neogastropoda |
| Family | Busyconidae |
| Group | Gastropod |
| Rank (PBDB) | genus· Paleobiology Database |
| Author | Röding 1798· Paleobiology Database |
| Common name (PBDB) | whelk· Paleobiology Database |
| Classification (PBDB) | Mollusca › Gastropoda › Neogastropoda › Busyconidae· Paleobiology Database |
| Range (PBDB) | 72.2–0 Ma· Paleobiology Database |
| PBDB occurrences | 220· Paleobiology Database |
| Authority (WoRMS) | Röding, 1798· WoRMS / MolluscaBase |
| Status (WoRMS) | accepted· WoRMS / MolluscaBase |
| Classification (WoRMS) | Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Neogastropoda › Busyconidae· WoRMS / MolluscaBase |
Elsewhere
- WoRMS AphiaID: 160183
- GBIF: 2302924
- PBDB: 10874
- Wikidata: Q291491
- PBDB taxon page
- WoRMS / MolluscaBase record
- Wikipedia: Busycon
- PBDB search: Busycon
Cite this article
Stratum Study. "Busycon" (Taxon). Stratum Study pack 2026.09, as of 2026-09-19. https://stratum.black/study/taxa/busycon. Accessed 2026-09-20.
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title = {Busycon},
author = {{Stratum Study}},
howpublished = {\url{https://stratum.black/study/taxa/busycon}},
year = {2026},
note = {Taxon article, Stratum Study pack 2026.09, as of 2026-09-19; sources: stratum, pbdb, worms, wikidata, commons. Accessed 2026-09-20.}
} Citations carry the pack version and the article's as-of date so they resolve to the same text later. The facts themselves belong to the sources listed below; cite those for the science.