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| Genus: | Virroconus Iredale, 1930
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| Conus ebraeus Linnaeus, 1758 | |
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Conus (Virroconus) Iredale, 1930 | |
Virroconus 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), Virroconus has become a subgenus of Conus as Conus (Virroconus) Iredale, 1930 (type species: Conus ebraeus Linnaeus, 1758): synonym of Conus Linnaeus, 1758 [3]
Species[edit]
- Virroconus chaldaeus (Röding, 1798): synonym of Conus chaldaeus (Röding, 1798)
- Virroconus ebraeus (Linnaeus, 1758): synonym of Conus ebraeus Linnaeus, 1758
- Virroconus judaeus (Bergh, 1895): synonym of Conus judaeus Bergh, 1895
References[edit]
- ^ Bouchet, P. (2011). Virroconus Iredale, 1930. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=428975 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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