Species
The genus Busycon contains the following species:
- Busycon candelabrum Lamarck, 1816 - Splendid whelk
- Busycon carica Gmelin, 1791) - Knobbed whelk
- Busycon coarctatum (Sowerby I, 1825)
- Busycon contrarium - Lightning whelk - synonyms: Busycon perversum, Busycon sinistrum
- Busycon laeostomum Kent, 1982 - Snow whelk
- Busycon lyonsi Petuch, 1987
- Busycon pulleyi - Prickly whelk
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.
- Busycotypus plagosus (Conrad, 1862)
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