Biology:Afonsoconus
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Short description: Subgenus of molluscs
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| Subgenus: | Afonsoconus Tucker & Tenorio, 2013
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Conus (Afonsoconus) Tucker & Tenorio, 2013 | |
Afonsoconus is a subgenus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the genus Conus, family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]
In the new classification of the family Conidae by Puillandre N., Duda T.F., Meyer C., Olivera B.M. & Bouchet P. (2015), Afonsoconus has become a subgenus of Conus: Conus (Afonsoconus) Tucker & Tenorio, 2013 represented as Conus Thiele, 1929 [2]
It has also been treated as a monophyletic genus following Tucker & Tenorio (2013) and Monnier et al. (2018).
List of synonyms
- Conus (Afonsoconus) bruuni Powell, 1958 represented as Conus bruuni Powell, 1958 (alternate representation)
- Afonsoconus crosnieri Tenorio, Monnier & Puillandre, 2018 : synonym of Conus crosnieri (Tenorio, Monnier & Puillandre, 2018)
- Conus (Afonsoconus) kinoshitai (Kuroda, 1956) represented as Conus kinoshitai (Kuroda, 1956) (alternate representation)
References
- ↑ Bouchet, P. (2015). Afonsoconus Tucker & Tenorio, 2013. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=753826 on 2015-06-09
- ↑ 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
- Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2013) Illustrated catalog of the living cone shells. 517 pp. Wellington, Florida: MdM Publishing. page(s): 35
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q20164632 entry
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