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| Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus bairstowi (Sowerby III, 1889) | |
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| Subgenus: | Sciteconus da Motta, 1991
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| Conus algoensis G. B. Sowerby I, 1834 | |
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Conus (Sciteconus) da Motta, 1991 | |
Sciteconus is a subgenus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the genus Conus, family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1][2]
In the latest classification of the family Conidae by Puillandre N., Duda T.F., Meyer C., Olivera B.M. & Bouchet P. (2015), Sciteconus has become a subgenus of Conus as Conus (Sciteconus)da Motta, 1991 (type species: Conus algoensis G. B. Sowerby I, 1834) represented as Conus Linnaeus, 1758 [3]
Species[edit]
- Sciteconus algoensis (G.B. Sowerby I, 1834) represented as Conus algoensis G. B. Sowerby I, 1834 (alternate representation)
- Sciteconus bairstowi (G.B. Sowerby III, 1889) represented as Conus bairstowi G. B. Sowerby III, 1889 (alternate representation)
- Sciteconus brianhayesi (Korn, 2001) represented as Conus brianhayesi Korn, 2001 (alternate representation)
- Sciteconus gradatulus (Weinkauff, 1875) represented as Conus gradatulus Weinkauff, 1875 (alternate representation)
- Sciteconus infrenatus (Reeve, 1848) represented as Conus infrenatus Reeve, 1848 (alternate representation)
- Sciteconus mozambicus (Hwass in Bruguière, 1792) represented as Conus mozambicus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792 (alternate representation)
- Sciteconus pictus (Reeve, 1843) represented as Conus pictus Reeve, 1843 (alternate representation)
References[edit]
- ^ Bouchet, P. (2011). Sciteconus da Motta, 1991. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=579450 on 2012-01-21
- ^ Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp.
- ^ Puillandre N., Duda T.F., Meyer C., Olivera B.M. & Bouchet P. (2015). One, four or 100 genera? A new classification of the cone snails. Journal of Molluscan Studies. 81: 1-23
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