Vituliconus

{{Short description|Genus of gastropods}}

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{{Taxobox

| name = Vituliconus

| image = Conus augur 1.jpg

| image_caption = Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus augur (Lightfoot, 1786)

| regnum = Animalia

| phylum = Mollusca

| classis = Gastropoda

| unranked_superfamilia = clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda

| superfamilia = Conoidea

| familia = Conidae

| subfamilia =

| genus = Vituliconus

| genus_authority = da Motta, 1991

| synonyms_ref =

| synonyms = Conus (Strategoconus) da Motta, 1991

| type_species= Conus vitulinus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792

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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.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 2012-01-21Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp.

Species

  • Vituliconus augur (Lightfoot, 1786): synonym of Conus augur Lightfoot, 1786
  • Vituliconus circumactus (Iredale, 1929): synonym of Conus circumactus Iredale, 1929
  • Vituliconus ferrugineus (Hwass in Bruguière, 1792): synonym of Conus ferrugineus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792
  • Vituliconus planorbis (Born, 1778): synonym of Conus planorbis Born, 1778
  • Vituliconus striatellus (Link, 1807): synonym of Conus striatellus Link, 1807
  • Vituliconus swainsoni (Estival & Cosel, 1986): synonym of Conus swainsoni Estival & Cosel, 1986

References

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