Viminiconus

Viminiconus
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conasprella viminea (Reeve, L.A., 1849)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Conoidea
Family:
Conidae
Genus:
Conasprella
Subgenus:
Viminiconus

Tucker & Tenorio, 2009[1]
Synonyms
  • Conasprella (Fusiconus) viminea (Reeve, 1849) · accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus vimineus Reeve, 1849 (original combination)
  • Viminiconus vimineus (Reeve, 1849)

Viminiconus is subgenus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the genus Conasprella, family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[2]

In the new classification of the family Conidae by Puillandre N., Duda T.F., Meyer C., Olivera B.M. & Bouchet P. (2015), Dalliconus has become a subgenus of Conasprella: Conasprella (Dalliconus) Tucker & Tenorio, 2009 represented as Conasprella Thiele, 1929 [3]

Species

  • Viminiconus vimineus (Reeve, 1849): synonym of Conasprella viminea (Reeve, 1849) (alternate representation)

References

  1. ^ Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp.. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 2012-01-20.
  2. ^ Bouchet, P. (2011). Viminiconus Tucker & Tenorio, 2009. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=581043 on 2012-01-21
  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
  • Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp. page(s): 152


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