Busyconinae
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 Lightning whelk, Busycon contrarium
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Busyconinae is a taxonomic subfamily of very large edible sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, often known as the Busycon whelks.
The subfamily contains the following genera:
- Busycon Röding, 1798
- Busycotypus Wenz, 1943
