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Lithoconus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Superfamily
  
Conoidea

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Rank
  
Subgenus

Class
  
Gastropoda

Family
  
Conidae

Genus
  
Conus

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Conus, Dendroconus, Chelyconus, Virroconus, Rhizoconus

Lithoconus is a subgenus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the genus Conus, family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.

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In the latest classification of the family Conidae by Puillandre N., Duda T.F., Meyer C., Olivera B.M. & Bouchet P. (2015), Lithoconus has become a subgenus of Conus as Conus (Lithoconus) Mörch, 1852 (type species:Conus millepunctatus Lamarck, 1822) represented as Conus Linnaeus, 1758

Distinguishing characteristics

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

  • Genus Conus sensu stricto Linnaeus, 1758
  • Subgenus Lithoconus Mörch, 1852

    • Species list

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

  • Lithoconus caracteristicus (Fischer von Waldheim, 1807): synonym of Conus caracteristicus Fischer von Waldheim, 1807
  • Lithoconus eburneus (Hwass in Bruguière, 1792): synonym of Conus eburneus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792
  • Lithoconus edaphus (Dall, 1910) : synonym of Conus edaphus Dall, 1910
  • Lithoconus leopardus (Röding, 1798): synonym of Conus leopardus (Röding, 1798)
  • Lithoconus peasei Brazier, 1877: synonym of Conus flavidus Lamarck, 1810
  • Lithoconus sandwichensis (Walls, 1978): synonym of Conus sandwichensis Walls, 1978
  • Lithoconus suturatus (Reeve, 1844): synonym of Conus suturatus Reeve, 1844
  • Lithoconus tessulatus (Born, 1778): synonym of Conus tessulatus Born, 1778

    • References

    Lithoconus Wikipedia
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