Biology:Rhizoconus

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Short description: Subgenus of gastropods


Rhizoconus
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Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus cumingii (Reeve, L.A., 1848)
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Rhizoconus

Mörch, 1852
Type species
Conus miles Linnaeus, 1758

Rhizoconus is a subgenus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the genus Conus, family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1][2]

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 Conus Linnaeus, 1758.[3]

Species

  • Rhizoconus alisi (Moolenbeek, Röckel & Richard, 1995) represented as Conasprella alisi 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 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:[1]

  • 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 (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

  1. 1.0 1.1 Bouchet, P. (2011). Rhizoconus Mörch, 1852. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=428964 on 2012-01-21
  2. Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp.
  3. 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

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q7320745 entry