Conus (Lithoconus)
Lithoconus 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., Lithoconus has become a subgenus of Conus as Conus Mörch, 1852 represented as Conus Linnaeus, 1758
Distinguishing characteristics
The Tucker & Tenorio [cone snail taxonomy 2009|Tucker & Tenorio 2009 taxonomy] distinguishes Lithoconus from Conus in the following ways:
- Genus Conus sensu stricto Linnaeus, 1758
- Subgenus Lithoconus Mörch, 1852
This list of species is based on the information in the World [Register of Marine Species] list. Species within the genus Lithoconus include:Lithoconus caracteristicus : synonym of Conus caracteristicus Fischer von Waldheim, 1807Lithoconus eburneus : synonym of Conus eburneus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792Lithoconus edaphus : synonym of Conus edaphus Dall, 1910Lithoconus leopardus : synonym of Conus leopardus Lithoconus peasei Brazier, 1877: synonym of Conus flavidus Lamarck, 1810Lithoconus sandwichensis : synonym of Conus sandwichensis Walls, 1978Lithoconus suturatus : synonym of Conus suturatus Reeve, 1844Lithoconus tessulatus : synonym of Conus tessulatus Born, 1778