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Conidae Fleming, 1822 
AphiaID: 14107

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Caenogastropoda (Subclass) > Neogastropoda (Order) > Conoidea (Superfamily)
Status accepted
Record
status
 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Family
Parent Conoidea
Synonymised
taxa
  Californiconinae Tucker & Tenorio, 2009
Conilithidae Tucker & Tenorio, 2009
Puncticulinae Tucker & Tenorio, 2009
Taranteconidae Tucker & Tenorio, 2009
Sources  basis of record: Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (2005) Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families. Malacologia 47(1-2): 1-397. [details]

additional source: Tucker J.K. (2009). Recent cone species database. September 4th 2009 Edition. [details]

additional source: Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp. [details]

Direct child
taxa

[show all]
 Genus Africonus Petuch, 1975
Genus Arubaconus Petuch, 2013
Genus Asprella Schaufuss, 1869
Genus Atlanticonus Petuch & Sargent, 2012
Genus Attenuiconus Petuch, 2013
Genus Austroconus Tucker & Tenorio, 2009
Genus Bathyconus Tucker & Tenorio, 2009
Genus Bermudaconus Petuch, 2013
Genus Brasiliconus Petuch, 2013
Genus Calamiconus Tucker & Tenorio, 2009
Genus Calibanus da Motta, 1991
Genus Californiconus Tucker & Tenorio, 2009
Genus Chelyconus Mörch, 1852
Genus Coltroconus Petuch, 2013
Genus Conasprella Thiele, 1929
Genus Conasprelloides Tucker & Tenorio, 2009
Genus Conus Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Dalliconus Tucker & Tenorio, 2009
Genus Darioconus Iredale, 1930
Genus Dauciconus Cotton, 1945
Genus Dendroconus Swainson, 1840
Genus Ductoconus da Motta, 1991
Genus Dyraspis Iredale, 1949
Genus Endemoconus Iredale, 1931
Genus Eremiconus Tucker & Tenorio, 2009
Genus Eugeniconus da Motta, 1991
Genus Floraconus Iredale, 1930
Genus Fulgiconus da Motta, 1991
Genus Fusiconus da Motta, 1991
Genus Gastridium Modeer, 1793
Genus Genuanoconus Tucker & Tenorio, 2009
Genus Gladioconus Tucker & Tenorio, 2009
Genus Globiconus Tucker & Tenorio, 2009
Genus Gradiconus da Motta, 1991
Genus Harmoniconus da Motta, 1991
Genus Hermes Montfort, 1810
Genus Jaspidiconus Petuch, 2003
Genus Kalloconus da Motta, 1991
Genus Kellyconus Petuch, 2013
Genus Kenyonia Brazier, 1896
Genus Ketyconus da Motta, 1991
Genus Kioconus da Motta, 1991
Genus Kohniconus Tucker & Tenorio, 2009
Genus Kurodaconus Shikama & Habe, 1968
Genus Lamniconus da Motta, 1991
Genus Lautoconus Monterosato, 1923
Genus Leporiconus Iredale, 1930
Genus Leptoconus Swainson, 1840
Genus Lilliconus G. Raybaudi Massilia, 1994
Genus Lindaconus Petuch, 2002
Genus Lithoconus Mörch, 1852
Genus Lividoconus Wils, 1970
Genus Magelliconus da Motta, 1991
Genus Miliariconus Tucker & Tenorio, 2009
Genus Monteiroconus da Motta, 1991
Genus Nataliconus Tucker & Tenorio, 2009
Genus Parviconus Cotton & Godfrey, 1932
Genus Perplexiconus Tucker & Tenorio, 2009
Genus Phasmoconus Mörch, 1852
Genus Pionoconus Mörch, 1852
Genus Plicaustraconus Moolenbeek, 2008
Genus Poremskiconus Petuch, 2013
Genus Profundiconus Kuroda, 1956
Genus Protostrioconus Tucker & Tenorio, 2009
Genus Pseudoconorbis Tucker & Tenorio, 2009
Genus Pseudolilliconus Tucker & Tenorio, 2009
Genus Pseudonoduloconus Tucker & Tenorio, 2009
Genus Puncticulis Swainson, 1840
Genus Purpuriconus da Motta, 1991
Genus Pyruconus Olsson, 1967
Genus Quasiconus Tucker & Tenorio, 2009
Genus Rhizoconus Mörch, 1852
Genus Rhombiconus Tucker & Tenorio, 2009
Genus Rolaniconus Tucker & Tenorio, 2009
Genus Sandericonus Petuch, 2013
Genus Sciteconus da Motta, 1991
Genus Seminoleconus Petuch, 2003
Genus Stellaconus Tucker & Tenorio, 2009
Genus Stephanoconus Mörch, 1852
Genus Strategoconus da Motta, 1991
Genus Taranteconus Azuma, 1972
Genus Tenorioconus Petuch & Drolshagen, 2011
Genus Textilia Swainson, 1840
Genus Trovaoconus Tucker & Tenorio, 2009
Genus Tuckericonus Petuch, 2013
Genus Turriconus Shikama & Habe, 1968
Genus Varioconus da Motta, 1991
Genus Viminiconus Tucker & Tenorio, 2009
Genus Virgiconus Cotton, 1945
Genus Virroconus Iredale, 1930
Genus Vituliconus da Motta, 1991
Genus Ximeniconus Emerson & Old, 1962
Genus Yeddoconus Tucker & Tenorio, 2009

Genus Cylindrus Batsch, 1789 represented as Conus Linnaeus, 1758 (alternate representation)

Genus Afroconus Petuch, 1975 accepted as Africonus Petuch, 1975
Genus Cariboconus Petuch, 2003 accepted as Dauciconus Cotton, 1945
Genus Cleobula Iredale, 1930 accepted as Dendroconus Swainson, 1840
Genus Cornutoconus Suzuki, 1972 accepted as Taranteconus Azuma, 1972
Genus Coronaxis Swainson, 1840 accepted as Conus Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Cucullus Röding, 1798 accepted as Conus Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Cylinder Montfort, 1810 accepted as Cylindrus Batsch, 1789 represented as Conus Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Cylindrella Swainson, 1840 accepted as Asprella Schaufuss, 1869
Genus Embrikena Iredale, 1937 accepted as Asprella Schaufuss, 1869
Genus Erythroconus da Motta, 1991 accepted as Darioconus Iredale, 1930
Genus Fumiconus da Motta, 1991 accepted as Asprella Schaufuss, 1869
Genus Graphiconus da Motta, 1991 accepted as Asprella Schaufuss, 1869
Genus Heroconus da Motta, 1991 accepted as Pionoconus Mörch, 1852
Genus Kermasprella Powell, 1958 accepted as Endemoconus Iredale, 1931
Genus Lizaconus da Motta, 1991 accepted as Profundiconus Kuroda, 1956
Genus Mamiconus Cotton & Godfrey, 1932 accepted as Endemoconus Iredale, 1931
Genus Ongoconus da Motta, 1991 accepted as Kioconus da Motta, 1991
Genus Protoconus da Motta, 1991 accepted as Tenorioconus Petuch & Drolshagen, 2011
Subfamily Puncticulinae Tucker & Tenorio, 2009 accepted as Conidae Fleming, 1822
Genus Regiconus Iredale, 1930 accepted as Darioconus Iredale, 1930
Genus Rhombus Montfort, 1810 accepted as Rhombiconus Tucker & Tenorio, 2009
Genus Rollus Montfort, 1810 accepted as Gastridium Modeer, 1793
Genus Socioconus da Motta, 1991 accepted as Pionoconus Mörch, 1852
Genus Splinoconus da Motta, 1991 accepted as Lividoconus Wils, 1970
Genus Spuriconus Petuch, 2003 accepted as Lindaconus Petuch, 2002
Genus Strioconus Thiele, 1929 accepted as Conus Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Tesselliconus da Motta, 1991 accepted as Lithoconus Mörch, 1852
Genus Theliconus Swainson, 1840 accepted as Hermes Montfort, 1810
Genus Thoraconus da Motta, 1991 accepted as Conus Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Tuliparia Swainson, 1840 accepted as Gastridium Modeer, 1793
Genus Utriculus Schumacher, 1817 accepted as Gastridium Modeer, 1793
Environment marine
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Note  Classification: Traditionally, all cone shells have been included in the Linnean genus Conus. Tucker & Tenorio (2009) have recently proposed an alternative shell- and radula-based classification that recognizes 4 families and 80 genera of cones. In WoRMS, we currently still recognize a single family Conidae (following Puillandre et al. 2011), but Tucker & Tenorio's 80 genera classification is presented as "alternative representation". [P. Bouchet, 14 Aug. 2011] [details]
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:14107
Taxonomic
Edit history
 
Date   action   by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  db_admin
2009-02-02 11:06:43Z  checked  Gofas, Serge
2010-09-27 13:45:58Z  changed  Bouchet, Philippe
  
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  Citation: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2013). Conidae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=14107 on 2013-05-24
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