NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Genus

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met
Global Species Completeness: partial
Latest Record Review: 2004

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Family - Melongenidae
  Order - Neogastropoda
  Subclass - Prosobranchia
  Class - Gastropoda
  Phylum - Mollusca
  Superphylum - Lophozoa
  Infrakingdom - Protostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Species - Busycon carica
      Species - Busycon sinistrum
      Species - Busycon contrarium
      Species - Busycon perversum
      Species - Busycon candelabrum
      Species - Busycon coarctatum
      Species - Busycon laeostomum
      Species - Busycon pulleyi
      Species - Busycon lyonsi