Conus (Darioconus)


Darioconus is a subgenus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the genus Conus, family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.
In the new classification of the family Conidae by Puillandre N., Duda T.F., Meyer C., Olivera B.M. & Bouchet P., Darioconus has become a subgenus of Conus: Conus Tucker & Tenorio, 2013 represented as Conus Thiele, 1929

Distinguishing characteristics

The Tucker & Tenorio 2009 taxonomy distinguishes Darioconus from Conus in the following ways:
  • Genus Conus Linnaeus, 1758
  • Subgenus Darioconus Iredale, 1930

Species list

This list of species is based on the information in the World Register of Marine Species list. Species within the genus Darioconus include:Darioconus leviteni Tucker, Tenorio & Chaney, 2011Darioconus aulicus : synonym of Conus aulicus Linnaeus, 1758Darioconus auratinus : synonym of Conus auratinus da Motta, 1982Darioconus auricomus : synonym of Conus auricomus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792Darioconus behelokensis : synonym of Conus behelokensis Lauer, 1989Darioconus bengalensis Okutani, 1968: synonym of Conus bengalensis Darioconus crocatus : synonym of Conus crocatus Lamarck, 1810Darioconus echo : synonym of Conus pennaceus echo Lauer, 1988Darioconus episcopatus : synonym of Conus episcopatus Da Motta, 1982Darioconus fortdauphinensis Bozzetti, 2015: synonym of Conus fortdauphinensis Darioconus lamberti : synonym of Conus lamberti Souverbie, 1877Darioconus laueri Monnier & Limpalaër, 2013: synonym of Conus laueri represented as Conus laueri Darioconus leviteni Tucker, Tenorio & Chaney, 2011: synonym of Conus leviteni represented as Conus leviteni Darioconus lohri : synonym of Conus lohri Kilburn, 1972Darioconus madagascariensis : synonym of Conus madagascariensis G. B. Sowerby II, 1858Darioconus magnificus : synonym of Conus magnificus Reeve, 1843Darioconus natalaurantius S. G. Veldsman, 2013: synonym of Conus natalaurantius represented as Conus natalaurantius Darioconus omaria : synonym of Conus omaria Hwass in Bruguière, 1792 represented as Conus omaria Hwass in Bruguière, 1792Darioconus pennaceus : synonym of Conus pennaceus Born, 1778Darioconus textilis: synonym of Conus textile Linnaeus, 1758Darioconus thomae Gmelin, 1791:synonym of Conus thomae Gmelin, 1791, represented as Conus thomae Gmelin, 1791