Eremiconus

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Eremiconus
Conus minnamurra 1.jpg
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus minnamurra(Garrard, T.A., 1961)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Conoidea
Family:
Conidae
Genus:
Conus
Subgenus:
Eremiconus

Tucker & Tenorio, 2009
Type species
Conus minnamurra(Garrard, 1961)
Synonyms

Conus (Eremiconus)Tucker & Tenorio, 2009 represented as ConusLinnaeus, 1758

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

In the latest classification of the family Conidae by Puillandre N., Duda T.F., Meyer C., Olivera B.M. & Bouchet P. (2015), Eremiconus has become a subgenus of Conus as Conus (Eremiconus) represented as Conus Linnaeus, 1758 [2]

Distinguishing characteristics

The Tucker & Tenorio 2009 taxonomy distinguishes Eremiconus from Conus in the following ways: [3]

Shell characters (living and fossil species)
The basic shell shape is conical to elongated conical, has a deep anal notch on the shoulder, a smooth periostracum and a small operculum. The shoulder of the shell is usually nodulose and the protoconch is usually multispiral. Markings often include the presence of tents except for black or white color variants, with the absence of spiral lines of minute tents and textile bars.
Radular tooth (not known for fossil species)
The radula has an elongated anterior section with serrations and a large exposed terminating cusp, a non-obvious waist, blade is either small or absent and has a short barb, and lacks a basal spur.
Geographical distribution
These species are found in the Indo-Pacific region.
Feeding habits
These species eat other gastropods including cones. [3]
Shell characters (living and fossil species)
The shell is turbinate with a convex and scalariform spire. The protoconch is paucispiral with 1.5 whorls. The whorl tops have cords, but nodules are absent. Ridges or sulci reach the shoulder. The anal notch is shallow. The periostracum and operculum were not observed.
Radular tooth (not known for fossil species)
The radular tooth was no observed, and therefore its structure is unknown.
Geographical distribution
The only living species in this genus is endemic to Australia.
Feeding habits
Unknown. [3]

Species list

This list of species is based on the information in the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) list. Species within the genus Eremiconus include: [1]

References

  1. 1 2 Eremiconus Tucker & Tenorio, 2009 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 07/13/11.
  2. ↑ 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
  3. 1 2 3 Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009), Systematic Classification of Recent and Fossil Conoidean Gastropods, ConchBooks, Hankenheim, Germany, 295 pp.

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