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]
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| Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Rhombiconus distans (Hwass in Bruguière, J.G., 1792) | |
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| Genus: | Rhombiconus Tucker & Tenorio, 2009[1]
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Species
edit- 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)
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2011). Rhombiconus Tucker & Tenorio, 2009. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=578817 on 2012-01-21
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