Busycon
Translingual
editEtymology
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Proper noun
editBusycon n
- A taxonomic genus within the family Buccinidae – certain very large edible sea snails.
Hypernyms
edit- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Spiralia – superphylum; Mollusca – phylum; Gastropoda - class; Caenogastropoda - subclass; Neogastropoda - order; Buccinoidea - superfamily; Buccinidae - family; Busyconinae - subfamily; Busyconini - tribe
Hyponyms
edit- (genus): Busycon carica (knobbed whelk) - type species; †Busycon contrarium - other species
References
edit- Busycon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Busycon on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Busycon on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons