Rhombiconus is a synonym of Conus (Stephanoconus) Mörch, 1852 represented as Conus Linnaeus, 1758. These are sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[2]

Rhombiconus
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Rhombiconus distans (Hwass in Bruguière, J.G., 1792)
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Rhombiconus

Tucker & Tenorio, 2009[1]
Type species
Conus imperialis Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms[2]
  • Conus (Stephanoconus) Mörch, 1852
  • Rhombus Montfort, 1810

Species

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  • Rhombiconus distans (Hwass in Bruguière, 1792) represented as Conus distans Hwass in Bruguière, 1792 (alternate representation)
  • Rhombiconus imperialis (Linnaeus, 1758) represented as Conus imperialis Linnaeus, 1758 (alternate representation)
  • Rhombiconus pseudimperialis (Moolenbeek, Zandbergen & Bouchet, 2008) represented as Conus pseudimperialis Moolenbeek, Zandbergen & Bouchet, 2008 (alternate representation)
  • Rhombiconus zonatus (Hwass in Bruguière, 1792) represented as Conus zonatus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792 (alternate representation)

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