whelk: synonym of Lindafulgur candelabrum (Lamarck, 1816) Busycon coarctatum (Sowerby I, 1825): synonym of Busycoarctum coarctatum (G.B. Sowerby I, 1825) Busycon laeostomum Kent, 1982 - Snow whelk: synonym of Sinistrofulgur laeostomum (Kent, 1982) Busycon lindajoyceae Petuch, 1991 †: synonym of Lindafulgur lindajoyceae (Petuch, 1991) † Busycon lyonsi Petuch, 1987: synonym of Lindafulgur lyonsi (Petuch, 1987) Busycon muricatum Röding, 1798: synonym of Busycon carica (Gmelin, 1791) Busycon perversum - Lightning whelk: synonym of Sinistrofulgur perversum (Linnaeus, 1758) Busycon plagosum Conrad, 1862: synonym of Fulguropsis plagosa (Conrad, 1863) Busycon pulleyi - Prickly whelk: synonym of Sinistrofulgur pulleyi (Hollister, 1958) Busycon sinistrum Hollister, 1958: synonym of Sinistrofulgur sinistrum (Hollister, 1958) The following species have been moved from Busycon to the genus Busycotypus Busycotypus canaliculatus (Linnaeus, 1758) Channeled whelk. Busycotypus canaliculatus, is slightly smaller than the knobbed whelk, and has a smooth shell with a deep square channel which is continuous on all the whorls, just below the suture of the shell. References Röding P. F. (1798). Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturae quae olim collegerat Joa. Fried. Bolten M. D. p. d. Pars secunda continens Conchylia sive Testacea univalvia, bivalvia et multivalvia Gastropod genera Busyconinae Taxa named by Peter Friedrich Röding