''Dauciconus'' is a

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s in the genus ''

Conus ''Conus'' is a genus of predatory sea snails, or cone snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Conidae.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2015). Conus Linnaeus, 1758. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at ...

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Conidae Conidae, with the current common name of "cone snails", is a taxonomic family (previously subfamily) of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Conoidea. The 2014 classification of the superfamily Conoidea, groups onl ...

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and their allies. In the new classification of the family Conidae by Puillandre N., Duda T.F., Meyer C., Olivera B.M. & Bouchet P. (2015), ''Dauciconus'' has become a subgenus of ''Conus'': ''Conus (Dauciconus)'' Tucker & Tenorio, 2013 represented as ''

'' Linnaeus, 1758 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
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Distinguishing characteristics

The Tucker & Tenorio 2009 taxonomy distinguishes ''Dauciconus'' from ''Conus'' in the following ways:Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009), Systematic Classification of Recent and Fossil Conoidean Gastropods, ConchBooks, Hankenheim, Germany, 295 pp. * Genus ''Conus'' ''

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'' Linnaeus, 1758 :: Shell characters (living and fossil species) :::The basic shell shape is conical to elongated conical, has a deep anal notch on the shoulder, a smooth

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and a small operculum. The shoulder of the shell is usually nodulose and the

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is usually multispiral. Markings often include the presence of tents except for black or white color variants, with the absence of spiral lines of minute tents and textile bars. ::Radular tooth (not known for fossil species) :::The

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has an elongated anterior section with serrations and a large exposed terminating cusp, a non-obvious waist, blade is either small or absent and has a short barb, and lacks a basal spur. ::Geographical distribution :::These species are found in the

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region. ::Feeding habits :::These species eat other

s including cones. * Genus ''Dauciconus'' Cotton, 1945 ::Shell characters (living and fossil species) :::The shell is conical to elongate conical in shape. The

is multispiral with 2.5 whorls, and the whorl tops are often concave and nodules usually do not persist on later whorls. The anal notch is deep to moderately deep. The

is tufted, and the operculum is small to medium sized. ::Radular tooth (not known for fossil species) :::The anterior section of the

is roughly equal to the posterior section. The blade is fairly long and covers at least half the length of the anterior section of the radular tooth. A basal spur is present, and the barb is short. The radular tooth has serrations and the terminating cusp is internal. ::Geographical distribution :::These species are found in the West Atlantic and Eastern Pacific regions. ::Feeding habits :::These species are presumed to be vermivorous (meaning that they prey on marine worms) based upon the aspect of the radular tooth.

Species list

The following species names are recognized as "alternate representations" (see full explanation below) in contrast to the traditional system, which uses the genus ''

'' for all species in the family: * ''Dauciconus abrolhosensis'' Petuch, 1987: synonym of ''Conus (Dauciconus) abrolhosensis'' Petuch, 1987, represented as '' Conus abrolhosensis'' Petuch, 1987 * ''Dauciconus alainallaryi'' Bozzetti & Monnier, 2009: synonym of ''Conus (Dauciconus) alainallaryi'' Bozzetti & Monnier, 2009, represented as ''

Conus alainallaryi ''Conus alainallaryi'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies. Like all species within the genus ''Conus'', these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "sti ...

'' Bozzetti & Monnier, 2009 * ''Dauciconus amphiurgus'' (Dall, 1889): synonym of '' Conus amphiurgus'' Dall, 1889 * ''Dauciconus anabathrum'' (Crosse, 1865): synonym of '' Conus anabathrum'' Crosse, 1865 * ''Dauciconus arangoi'' Sarasúa, 1977: synonym of ''Conus (Dauciconus) arangoi'' Sarasúa, 1977, represented as ''

Conus arangoi ''Conus arangoi'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies. Like all species within the genus ''Conus'', these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging ...

'' Sarasúa, 1977 * ''Dauciconus aureonimbosus'' (Petuch, 1987): synonym of '' Conus aureonimbosus'' Petuch, 1987 * ''Dauciconus bayeri'' Petuch, 1987: synonym of ''Conus (Dauciconus) bayeri'' Petuch, 1987, represented as '' Conus bayeri'' Petuch, 1987 * ''Daucionus belizeanus'' (Petuch & Sargent, 2011): synonym of ''Conus (Dauciconus) belizeanus'' (Petuch & Sargent, 2011), represented as '' Conus belizeanus'' (Petuch & Sargent, 2011) * ''Dauciconus bessei'' Petuch, 1992: synonym of ''Conus (Dauciconus) bessei'' Petuch, 1992, represented as ''

Conus bessei ''Conus bessei'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies. Like all species within the genus ''Conus'', these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" ...

'' Petuch, 1992 * ''Dauciconus boui'' (da Motta, 1988): synonym of ''Conus (Dauciconus) boui'' da Motta, 1988 represented as '' Conus boui'' da Motta, 1988 * ''Dauciconus burryae'' (Clench, 1942): synonym of ''Conus anabathrum burryae'' Clench, 1942: synonym of '' Conus burryae'' Clench, 1942 * ''Dauciconus colombi'' Monnier & Limpalaër, 2012: synonym of ''Conus (Dauciconus) colombi'' (Monnier & Limpalaër, 2012) represented as '' Conus colombi'' (Monnier & Limpalaër, 2012) * ''Dauciconus daucus'' (Hwass in Bruguière, 1792): synonym of '' Conus daucus'' Hwass in Bruguière, 1792 * ''Dauciconus eversoni'' (Petuch, 1987): synonym of '' Conus eversoni'' Petuch, 1987 * ''Dauciconus fenzani'' Petuch & Sargent, 2011:Petuch E.J. & Sargent D.M. (2011) ''New species of Conidae and Conilithidae (Gastropoda) from the tropical Americas and Philippines. With notes on some poorly-known Floridian species''. Visaya 3(3): 37-58, at p. 40. synonym of '' Conasprella fenzani'' (Petuch & Sargent, 2011) * ''Dauciconus flammeacolor'' (Petuch, 1992): synonym of '' Conus flammeacolor'' Petuch, 1992 * ''Dauciconus glicksteini'' (Petuch, 1987): synonym of '' Conus glicksteini'' Petuch, 1987 * ''Dauciconus goajira'' (Petuch, 1992): synonym of ''Conus (Dauciconus) goajira'' Petuch, 1992 represented as '' Conus goajira'' Petuch, 1992 * ''Dauciconus hennequini'' (Petuch, 1993): synonym of ''Conus (Dauciconus) hennequini'' Petuch, 1993 represented as '' Conus hennequini'' Petuch, 1993 * ''Dauciconus honkeri'' (Petuch, 1988): synonym of '' Conus honkeri'' Petuch, 1988 * ''Dauciconus jorioi'' Petuch, 2013: synonym of ''Conus (Dauciconus) jorioi'' (Petuch, 2013) represented as '' Conus jorioi'' (Petuch, 2013) * ''Dauciconus kaiserae'' Tenorio, Tucker & Chaney, 2012: synonym of ''Conus (Dauciconus) kaiserae'' (Tenorio, Tucker & Chaney, 2012) represented as '' Conus kaiserae'' (Tenorio, Tucker & Chaney, 2012) * ''Dauciconus lightbourni'' (Petuch, 1986): synonym of '' Conus lightbourni'' Petuch, 1986 * ''Dauciconus maya'' (Petuch & Sargent, 2011): synonym of ''Conus (Dauciconus) maya'' (Petuch & Sargent, 2011) represented as '' Conus maya'' (Petuch & Sargent, 2011) * ''Dauciconus parascalaris'' (Petuch, 1987): synonym of '' Conus parascalaris'' Petuch, 1987 * ''Dauciconus poormani'' (Berry, 1968): synonym of '' Conus poormani'' Berry, 1968 * ''Dauciconus portobeloensis'' (Petuch, 1990): synonym of '' Conus portobeloensis'' Petuch, 1990 * ''Dauciconus poulosi'' (Petuch, 1993): synonym of ''

Conus poulosi ''Conus poulosi'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies. Like all species within the genus ''Conus'', these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging ...

'' Petuch, 1993 * ''Dauciconus sanderi'' (Wils & Moolenbeek, 1979): synonym of '' Conus sanderi'' Wils & Moolenbeek, 1979 * ''Dauciconus shaskyi'' Tenorio, Tucker & Chaney, 2012: synonym of ''Conus (Dauciconus) shaskyi'' (Tenorio, Tucker & Chaney, 2012) represented as '' Conus shaskyi'' (Tenorio, Tucker & Chaney, 2012) * ''Dauciconus vikingorum'' (Petuch, 1993): synonym of ''Conus (Dauciconus) vikingorum'' Petuch, 1993 represented as '' Conus vikingorum'' Petuch, 1993 * ''Dauciconus virgatus'' (Reeve, 1849): synonym of '' Conus virgatus'' Reeve, 1849 * ''Dauciconus worki'' (Petuch, 1998): synonym of '' Conus worki'' Petuch, 1998 * ''Dauciconus xanthicus'' (Dall, 1910): synonym of '' Conus xanthicus'' Dall, 1910

References

External links

To World Register of Marine Species

Gastropods.com: ''Conidae'' setting forth the genera recognized therein.
{{Taxonbar, from=Q5227831 Conidae Gastropod subgenera

Distinguishing characteristics

Species list

References

Further reading

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