Kioconus

Kioconus
	Apertural view of shell Conus gloriakiiensis (Kuroda & Itô, 1961)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda ; clade Hypsogastropoda ; clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Subfamily:	Puncticuliinae
Genus:	Kioconus; da Motta, 1991
Synonyms
	Conus (Splinoconus)da Motta, 1991

Last updated April 08, 2023

Kioconus is a synonym of the subgenus Conus (Splinoconus)da Motta, 1991 represented as ConusLinnaeus, 1758. These are sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.^[1]

Distinguishing characteristics

The Tucker & Tenorio 2009 taxonomy distinguishes Kioconus from Conus in the following ways:^[2]

Genus Conus sensu stricto Linnaeus, 1758

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.^[2]

the former genus Kioconusda Motta, 1991

Shell characters (living and fossil species)

The shell is obconic with flat sides and carinate shoulders. The spire is only slightly scalariform. The protoconch is multispiral. The shell is ornamented with well developed cords on the whorl tops, and nodules which may persist or die out early. The anal notch is moderate to deep. The periostracum is tufted and ridged, and the operculum is moderate in size.

Radular tooth (not known for fossil species)

The anterior section of the radular tooth is roughly equal in length with the posterior section, and the blade covers between one-third to more than half the length of the anterior section. A basal spur is present, the barb is short, and the denticles are coarse.

Geographical distribution

The species in this genus occur in the Indo-Pacific region including Australia and South Africa.

Feeding habits

These cone snails are vermivorous, meaning that the cones prey on polychaete worms.^[2]

Species list

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

Kioconus alconnelli (da Motta, 1986): synonym of Conus alconnelli da Motta, 1986
Kioconus caillaudii (Kiener, 1845): synonym of Conus caillaudii Kiener, 1845
Kioconus capreolus (Röckel, 1985): synonym of Conus capreolus Röckel, 1985
Kioconus dayriti (Röckel & da Motta, 1983): synonym of Conus dayriti Röckel & da Motta, 1983
Kioconus estivali (Moolenbeek & Richard, 1995): synonym of Conus estivali Moolenbeek & Richard, 1995
Kioconus gloriakiiensis (Kuroda & Itô, 1961): synonym of Conus gloriakiiensis Kuroda & Itô, 1961
Kioconus gondwanensis (Röckel & Moolenbeek, 1995): synonym of Conus gondwanensis Röckel & Moolenbeek, 1995
Kioconus hirasei (Kuroda, 1956): synonym of Conus hirasei (Kuroda, 1956)
Kioconus lenavati (da Motta & Röckel, 1982): synonym of Conus lenavati da Motta & Röckel, 1982
Kioconus martensi (E.A. Smith, 1884): synonym of Conus martensi E. A. Smith, 1884
Kioconus nielsenae (Marsh, 1962): synonym of Conus nielsenae Marsh, 1962
Kioconus papuensis (Coomans & Moolenbeek, 1982): synonym of Conus papuensis Coomans & Moolenbeek, 1982
Kioconus plinthis (Richard & Moolenbeek, 1988): synonym of Conus plinthis Richard & Moolenbeek, 1988
Kioconus queenslandis (da Motta, 1984): synonym of Conus queenslandis da Motta, 1984
Kioconus recluzianus (Bernardi, 1853): synonym of Conus recluzianus Bernardi, 1853
Kioconus reductaspiralis (Walls, 1979): synonym of Conus reductaspiralis Walls, 1979
Kioconus roseorapum (G. Raybaudi & da Motta, 1990): synonym of Conus roseorapum G. Raybaudi & da Motta, 1990
Kioconus sazanka (Shikama, 1970): synonym of Conus sazanka Shikama, 1970
Kioconus shikamai (Coomans, Moolenbeek & Wils, 1985): synonym of Conus shikamai Coomans, Moolenbeek & Wils, 1985
Kioconus sugimotonis (Kuroda, 1928): synonym of Conus sugimotonis Kuroda, 1928
Kioconus thevenardensis (da Motta, 1987): synonym of Conus thevenardensis da Motta, 1987
Kioconus tribblei (Walls, 1977): synonym of Conus tribblei Walls, 1977
Kioconus typhon (Kilburn, 1975): synonym of Conus typhon Kilburn, 1975
Kioconus voluminalis (Reeve, 1843): synonym of Conus voluminalis Reeve, 1843

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References

1 2 Kioconus da Motta, 1991 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 07/22/11.
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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[WoRMS-1] 1 2 Kioconus da Motta, 1991 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 07/22/11.

[Systematic-2] 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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