Sciteconus

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Sciteconus
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Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus bairstowi(Sowerby III, 1889)
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Sciteconus

da Motta, 1991
Type species
Conus algoensisG. B. Sowerby I, 1834
Synonyms

Conus (Sciteconus)da Motta, 1991

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

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In the latest classification of the family Conidae by Puillandre N., Duda T.F., Meyer C., Olivera B.M. & Bouchet P. (2015), Sciteconus has become a subgenus of Conus as Conus (Sciteconus)da Motta, 1991 (type species: Conus algoensisG. B. Sowerby I, 1834) represented as Conus Linnaeus, 1758 [3]

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References

  1. Bouchet, P. (2011). Sciteconus da Motta, 1991. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=579450 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