''Continuconus'' is a
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of
sea snails,
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gastropod mollusk
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s in the
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Conidae
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, the
cone snails
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and their allies.
[Bouchet, P. (2015). Continuconus. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=754294 on 2015-06-24]
In the new classification of the family Conidae by Puillandre N., Duda T.F., Meyer C., Olivera B.M. & Bouchet P. (2015), ''Continuconus'' has become a subgenus of ''Conus'': ''Conus (Klemaeconus)''
Tucker & Tenorio, 2013 represented as ''
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 ...
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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](_blank)
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Species
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) list. Species within the subgenus ''Conasprelloides'' include:Conus estivali
''Conus estivali'' 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 ...
'' Moolenbeek & Richard, 1995
* ''Continuconus hirasei'' (Kuroda, 1956): synonym of ''Conus hirasei
''Conus hirasei'', common name ''Hirase's cone'', 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 ve ...
'' (Kuroda, 1956)
* ''Continuconus plinthis'' (Richard & Moolenbeek, 1988): synonym of ''Conus plinthis
''Conus plinthis'' 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 ...
'' Richard & Moolenbeek, 1988
* ''Continuconus pseudokimioi'' (da Motta & Martin, 1982): synonym of ''Conasprella pseudokimioi
''Conasprella pseudokimioi'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk 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 nece ...
'' (da Motta & Martin, 1982)
References
* Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2013) ''Illustrated catalog of the living cone shells''. 517 pp. Wellington, Florida: MdM Publishing. page(s): 39
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