Paracuneus
{{Short description|Genus of gastropods}}
{{Automatic taxobox
| image = Paracuneus immaculatus 001.jpg
| image_caption = Paracuneus immaculatus
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| taxon = Paracuneus
| authority = Laseron, 1954
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| synonyms =
| type_species = Mangelia immaculata
| type_species_authority = Tenison-Woods, 1876
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision = See text
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Paracuneus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Drilliidae.{{WRMS species|432527|Paracuneus ||1 November 2011}}
This genus is placed tentatively in the family Drilliidae.{{cite journal |author1=P. Bouchet |author2=Yu. I. Kantor |author3=A. Sysoev |author4=N. Puillandre |year=2011 |title=A new operational classification of the Conoidea (Gastropoda) |journal=Journal of Molluscan Studies |volume=77 |issue=3 |pages=273–308 |doi=10.1093/mollus/eyr017|doi-access=free |url=https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00144/25544/23686.pdf }}
Species
Species within the genus Paracuneus include:
- Paracuneus immaculatus (Tenison-Woods, 1876){{WRMS species|434564|Paracuneus immaculata (Tenison-Woods, 1876)||13 April 2010}}
- Paracuneus kemblensis Laseron, 1954{{WRMS species|434565|Paracuneus kemblensis Laseron, 1954||13 April 2010}}
;Species brought into synonymy:
- Paracuneus cockae Kilburn, 1977: synonym of Inkinga cockae (Kilburn, 1977)
- Paracuneus platystoma (Smith E. A., 1877):{{WRMS species|434566|Paracuneus platystoma (Smith E. A., 1877)||13 April 2010}} synonym of Inkinga platystoma (E. A. Smith, 1877)
- Paracuneus spadix (Watson, 1886):{{WRMS species|434567|Paracuneus spadix (Watson, 1886)||13 April 2010}} synonym of Paracuneus immaculatus (Tenison-Woods, 1876)
Distribution
The species in this marine genus are endemic to Australia and occur off New South Wales, Tasmania and Victoria.
References
{{Reflist}}
- Laseron, C. 1954. Revision of the New South Wales Turridae (Mollusca). Australian Zoological Handbook. Sydney : Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales 1-56, pls 1-12.
External links
- [http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2004f/z00682f.pdf Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa 682:1-1295]
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Category:Gastropods of Australia
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