Protostrioconus
Genus of gastropods
| Protostrioconus | |
|---|---|
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| Apertural view of shell of Conus obscurus (G.B. Sowerby I, 1833) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Protostrioconus Tucker & Tenorio, 2009[1] |
| Type species | |
| Conus obscurus G. B. Sowerby I, 1833 | |
| Synonyms | |
| Conus (Gastridium) Modeer, 1793 | |
Protostrioconus is a synonym of Conus (Gastridium) Modeer, 1793 represented as Conus Linnaeus, 1758. These are sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[2]
Species
- Protostrioconus obscurus (G.B. Sowerby I, 1833) represented as Conus obscurus G.B. Sowerby I, 1833 (alternate representation)
References
- ^ Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp.. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 2012-01-20.
- ^ Bouchet, P. (2011). Protostrioconus Tucker & Tenorio, 2009. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=574725 on 2012-01-21
- Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp. page(s): 78
- Puillandre N., Duda T.F., Meyer C., Olivera B.M. & Bouchet P. (2015). One, four or 100 genera? A new classification of the cone snails. Journal of Molluscan Studies. 81: 1-23
External links
- To World Register of Marine Species
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