Vituliconus

Vituliconus
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus augur (Lightfoot, 1786)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Vituliconus
da Motta, 1991
Type species
Conus vitulinus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792
Synonyms

Conus (Strategoconus) da Motta, 1991

Vituliconus is a synonym of Conus (Strategoconus) da Motta, 1991: synonym of Conus Linnaeus, 1758 proposed genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1][2]

Species

References

  1. Bouchet, P. (2011). Vituliconus da Motta, 1991. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=580146 on 2012-01-21
  2. Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp.
External identifiers for Vituliconus
WoRMS 580146


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