''Rhizoconus'' is a

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gastropod The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...

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s in the genus ''Conus'',

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, the

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and their allies.Bouchet, P. (2011). ''Rhizoconus'' Mörch, 1852. Accessed through:

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at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=428964 on 2012-01-21Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp. In the latest classification of the family Conidae by Puillandre N., Duda T.F., Meyer C., Olivera B.M. & Bouchet P. (2015), ''Rhizoconus'' has become a subgenus of ''Conus'' as ''Conus (Rhizoconus)'' Mörch, 1852 (type species: ''Conus miles'' Linnaeus, 1758 ) represented as ''

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'' 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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Species

* ''Rhizoconus alisi'' (Moolenbeek, Röckel & Richard, 1995) represented as ''

Conasprella alisi ''Conasprella alisi'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella alisi (Moolenbeek, Röckel & Richard, 1995). Accessed through: World Register ...

'' Moolenbeek, Röckel & Richard, 1995 (alternate representation) * ''Rhizoconus anosyensis'' (Bozzetti, 2008): synonym of ''Conus (Rhizoconus) anosyensis'' Bozzetti, 2008 represented as '' Conus anosyensis'' Bozzetti, 2008 * ''Rhizoconus ardisiaceus'' (Kiener, 1845) represented as ''

Conus ardisiaceus ''Conus ardisiaceus'' 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 "stin ...

'' Kiener, 1845 (alternate representation) * ''Rhizoconus capitaneus'' (Linnaeus, 1758) represented as '' Conus capitaneus'' Linnaeus, 1758 (alternate representation) * ''Rhizoconus cumingii'' (Reeve, 1848) represented as '' Conus cumingii'' Reeve, 1848 (alternate representation) * ''Rhizoconus fumigatus'' (Hwass in Bruguière, 1792) represented as '' Conus fumigatus'' Hwass in Bruguière, 1792 (alternate representation) * ''Rhizoconus hyaena'' (Hwass in Bruguière, 1792) represented as '' Conus hyaena'' Hwass in Bruguière, 1792 (alternate representation) * ''Rhizoconus miles'' (Linnaeus, 1758) represented as '' Conus miles'' Linnaeus, 1758 (alternate representation) * ''Rhizoconus mustelinus'' (Hwass in Bruguière, 1792) represented as '' Conus mustelinus'' Hwass in Bruguière, 1792 (alternate representation) * ''Rhizoconus namocanus'' (Hwass in Bruguière, 1792) represented as '' Conus namocanus'' Hwass in Bruguière, 1792 (alternate representation) * ''Rhizoconus peli'' (Moolenbeek, 1996) represented as '' Conus peli'' Moolenbeek, 1996 (alternate representation) * ''Rhizoconus pertusus'' (Hwass in Bruguière, 1792) represented as '' Conus pertusus'' Hwass in Bruguière, 1792 (alternate representation) * ''Rhizoconus rattus'' (Hwass in Bruguière, 1792) represented as '' Conus rattus'' Hwass in Bruguière, 1792 (alternate representation) * ''Rhizoconus rawaiensis'' (da Motta, 1978) represented as '' Conus rawaiensis'' da Motta, 1978 (alternate representation) * ''Rhizoconus tirardi'' (Röckel & Moolenbeek, 1996) represented as '' Conus tirardi'' Röckel & Moolenbeek, 1996 (alternate representation) * ''Rhizoconus vexillum'' (Gmelin, 1791) represented as '' Conus vexillum'' Gmelin, 1791 (alternate representation) * ''Rhizoconus wilsi'' (Delsaerdt, 1998) represented as '' Conus wilsi'' Delsaerdt, 1998 (alternate representation)
The following species were brought into synonymy: * ''Rhizoconus advertex'' Garrard, 1961: synonym of '' Conus advertex'' (Garrard, 1961) * ''Rhizoconus hirasei'' Kuroda, 1956: synonym of '' Conus hirasei'' (Kuroda, 1956) * ''Rhizoconus kiicumulus'' Azuma, 1982: synonym of '' Conus kiicumulus'' (Azuma, 1982) * ''Rhizoconus kimioi'' Habe, 1965: synonym of ''

Conasprella kimioi ''Conasprella kimioi'' 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 ''Conasprella'', these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable o ...

'' (Habe, 1965) * ''Rhizoconus klemae'' Cotton, 1953: synonym of '' Conus klemae'' (Cotton, 1953) * ''Rhizoconus nebulosus'' Azuma, 1973: synonym of '' Conus kiicumulus'' (Azuma, 1982) * ''Rhizoconus paradiseus'' Shikama, T., 1977: synonym of '' Conus barthelemyi'' Bernardi, 1861 * ''Rhizoconus yoshioi'' Azuma, 1973: synonym of '' Conus sazanka'' Shikama, 1970

References

External links

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