''Turriconus'' is a

subgenus In biology, a subgenus (plural: subgenera) is a taxonomic rank directly below genus. In the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, a subgeneric name can be used independently or included in a species name, in parentheses, placed between t ...

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mollusks in the genus ''Conus'', family

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 ...

, the

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and their allies.Bouchet, P. (2011). ''Turriconus'' Shikama & Habe, 1968. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=430139 on 2012-01-21 In the latest classification of the family Conidae by Puillandre N., Duda T.F., Meyer C., Olivera B.M. & Bouchet P. (2015), ''Turriconus'' has become a subgenus of ''Conus'' as ''Conus (Turriconus)''Shikama & Habe, 1968 (type species: ''Turriconus nakayasui'' Shikama & Habe, 1968): synonym of ''

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 ...

'' 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

* ''Turriconus acutangulus'' (Lamarck, 1810): synonym of '' Conus acutangulus'' Lamarck, 1810 (alternate representation) * ''Turriconus andremenezi'' (Olivera & Biggs, 2010): synonym of '' Conus andremenezi'' Olivera & Biggs, 2010Biggs, J. S., Watkins, M. Showers Corneli, P. and Olivera, B. M. (2010). ''Defining a clade by morphological, molecular, and toxinological criteria: distinctive forms related to Conus praecellens A. Adams, 1854 (Gastropoda: Conidae)''. Nautilus 124:1-19 * ''Turriconus beatrix'' (Tenorio, Poppe & Tagaro, 2007): synonym of '' Conus beatrix'' Tenorio, Poppe & Tagaro, 2007 * ''Turriconus excelsus'' (G.B. Sowerby III, 1908): synonym of ''

Conus excelsus ''Conus excelsus'', commonly known as the excelsior cone or illustrious cone, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails.Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus excelsus G. B. Sowerby III, 1908. In: ...

'' G. B. Sowerby III, 1908 (alternate representation) * ''Turriconus gratacapii'' (Pilsbry, 1904) : synonym of '' Conus gratacapii'' Pilsbry, 1904 * ''Turriconus milesi'' (E. A. Smith, 1887) : synonym of '' Conus milesi'' E. A. Smith, 1887 * ''Turriconus miniexcelsus'' (Olivera & Biggs, 2010): synonym of '' Conus miniexcelsus'' Olivera & Biggs, 2010 * ''Turriconus nakayasui'' Shikama & Habe, 1968 : synonym of ''

'' G. B. Sowerby III, 1908 * ''Turriconus praecellens'' (A. Adams, 1855): synonym of '' Conus praecellens'' A. Adams, 1855 * ''Turriconus rizali'' (Olivera & Biggs, 2010): synonym of ''

Conus rizali ''Conus rizali'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Conidae, the cone snails A cone is a three-dimensional geometric shape that tapers smoothly from a flat base (frequently, though not necessarily, circ ...

'' Olivera & Biggs, 2010

References

External links

To World Register of Marine Species
Conidae Gastropod subgenera {{Conidae-stub