Conus (Atlanticonus)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Subgenus: Atlanticonus
Petuch & Sargent, 2012
Type species
Conus granulatus
Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms
  • Atlanticonus Petuch & Sargent, 2012

Conus (Atlanticonus) is a taxon of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Conidae. Although formerly described as a distinct subgenus, it is currently considered as an alternative representation of the cone snail genus, Conus.[1]

Species

All the species formerly classified in the subgenus Atlanticonus are now considered as "alternate representations" of species in the genus Conus:[1]

  • Conus (Atlanticonus) cuna (Petuch, 1998) represented as Conus cuna Petuch, 1998
  • Conus (Atlanticonus) franklinae Hendricks, 2015 represented as †Conus franklinae Hendricks, 2015
  • Conus (Atlanticonus) glenni (Petuch, 1993) represented as Conus glenni Petuch, 1993
  • Conus (Atlanticonus) granulatus (Linnaeus, 1758) represented as Conus granulatus Linnaeus, 1758
  • Conus (Atlanticonus) olssoni Maury, 1917represented as †Conus olssoni Maury, 1917
  • Conus (Atlanticonus) ritae (Petuch, 1995) represented as Conus ritae Petuch, 1995

References

  1. 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2022). Atlanticonus Petuch & Sargent, 2022. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=706614 on 2022-10-13
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