Busycotypus canaliculatus
| Channeled whelk | |
|---|---|
| A shell of a channeled whelk | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Busyconidae |
| Subfamily: | Busycotypinae |
| Genus: | Busycotypus |
| Species: | B. canaliculatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Busycotypus canaliculatus | |
| Synonyms | |
Busycotypus canaliculatus, commonly known as the channeled whelk, is a very large predatory sea snail, a marine prosobranch gastropod, a busycon whelk, belonging to the family Busyconidae.