Trovaoconus

Trovaoconus
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus ateralbus (L.C. Kiener, 1849)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Conoidea
Family:
Conidae
Genus:
Trovaoconus

Tucker & Tenorio, 2009[1]
Type species
Conus venulatus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792
Synonyms

Conus (Kalloconus) da Motta, 1991

Trovaoconus is a synonym of Conus (Kalloconus) da Motta, 1991 represented as Conus Linnaeus, 1758. It consists of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[2]

Species

  • Trovaoconus ateralbus (Kiener, 1845) represented as Conus ateralbus Kiener, 1845 (alternate representation)
  • Trovaoconus atlanticoselvagem (Afonso & Tenorio, 2004) represented as Conus atlanticoselvagem Afonso & Tenorio, 2004 (alternate representation)
  • Trovaoconus pseudonivifer (Monteiro, Tenorio & Poppe, 2004) represented as Conus pseudonivifer Monteiro, Tenorio & Poppe, 2004 (alternate representation)
  • Trovaoconus trochulus (Reeve, 1844) represented as Conus trochulus Reeve, 1844 (alternate representation)
  • Trovaoconus venulatus (Hwass in Bruguière, 1792) represented as Conus venulatus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792 (alternate representation)

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Bouchet, P. (2011). Trovaoconus Tucker & Tenorio, 2009. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=580001 on 2012-01-21


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