Phylum Mollusca Linnaeus, 1758 - molluscs
Class Gastropoda Cuvier, 1795 - snails and slugs
Subclass Prosobranchia Milne-Edwards, 1848 - prosobranchs
see Class Gastropoda Cuvier, 1795
Order Neogastropoda Wenz, 1938
see Suborder Neogastropoda Wenz, 1938
Suborder Stenoglossa Bouvier, 1887
Superfamily Muricoidea Rafinesque, 1815
Family Melongenidae Gill, 1871 (1854) - whelks
Subfamily Melongeninae Gill, 1871 (1854)
Genus Busycon Röding, 1798
1 Subgenus Busycoarcticum Vaught, 1989, orth. inval.
see Subgenus Busycoarctum Hollister, 1958
2 Subgenus Busycotypus Wenz, 1943
see Genus Busycotypus Wenz, 1943
3 Subgenus Fulguropsis Marks, 1950
4 Subgenus Sinistrofulgur Hollister, 1958