Conus (Lividoconus)
Lividoconus is a subgenus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the genus Conus, family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.
In the latest classification of the family Conidae by Puillandre N., Duda T.F., Meyer C., Olivera B.M. & Bouchet P., Lividoconus has become a subgenus of Conus as Conus Wils, 1970 represented as Conus Linnaeus, 1758
Distinguishing characteristics
The Tucker & [Tenorio cone snail taxonomy 2009|Tucker & Tenorio 2009 taxonomy] distinguishes Lividoconus from Conus in the following ways:- Genus Conus sensu stricto Linnaeus, 1758
- Subgenus Lividoconus Wils, 1970
Species list
This list of species is based on the information in the World [Register of Marine Species] list. Species within the genus Lividoconus include:- Lividoconus biliosus is equivalent to Conus biliosus
- Lividoconus conco : synonym of Conus conco Puillandre, Stöcklin, Favreau, Bianchi, Perret, Rivasseau, Limpalaër, Monnier & Bouchet, 2015
- Lividoconus diadema is equivalent to Conus diadema G. B. Sowerby I, 1834
- Lividoconus floridulus is equivalent to Conus floridulus A. Adams & Reeve, 1848
- Lividoconus lividus is equivalent to Conus lividus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792
- Lividoconus muriculatus is equivalent to Conus muriculatus G. B. Sowerby I, 1833
- Lividoconus sanguinolentus is equivalent to Conus sanguinolentus Quoy & Gaimard, 1834