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Ketyconus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Gastropoda

Family
  
Conidae

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Superfamily
  
Conoidea

Genus
  
Conus

Ketyconus

Ketyconus is a synonym of the subgenus Conus (Floraconus) represented as Conus . These are sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.

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Distinguishing characteristics

The Tucker & Tenorio 2009 taxonomy distinguishes Ketyconus from Conus in the following ways:

  • Genus Conus sensu stricto Linnaeus, 1758
  • Subgenus Ketyconus da Motta, 1991

    • Species list

    This list of species is based on the information in the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) list. Species within the genus Ketyconus include:

  • Ketyconus ardisiaceus (Kiener, 1850): synonym of Conus ardisiaceus Kiener, 1850
  • Ketyconus tinianus (Hwass in Bruguière, 1792): synonym of Conus tinianus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792

    • References

    Ketyconus Wikipedia
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