Conus (Rhizoconus)
Rhizoconus is a subgenus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks 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., Rhizoconus has become a subgenus of Conus as Conus Mörch, 1852 represented as Conus Linnaeus, 1758.
Species
Rhizoconus alisi represented as Conasprella alisi Moolenbeek, Röckel & Richard, 1995 Rhizoconus anosyensis : synonym of Conus anosyensis Bozzetti, 2008 represented as Conus anosyensis Bozzetti, 2008Rhizoconus ardisiaceus represented as Conus ardisiaceus Kiener, 1845 Rhizoconus capitaneus represented as Conus capitaneus Linnaeus, 1758 Rhizoconus cumingii represented as Conus cumingii Reeve, 1848 Rhizoconus fumigatus represented as Conus fumigatus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792 Rhizoconus hyaena represented as Conus hyaena Hwass in Bruguière, 1792 Rhizoconus miles represented as Conus miles Linnaeus, 1758 Rhizoconus mustelinus represented as Conus mustelinus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792 Rhizoconus namocanus represented as Conus namocanus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792 Rhizoconus peli represented as Conus peli Moolenbeek, 1996 Rhizoconus pertusus represented as Conus pertusus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792 Rhizoconus rattus represented as Conus rattus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792 Rhizoconus rawaiensis represented as Conus rawaiensis da Motta, 1978 Rhizoconus tirardi represented as Conus tirardi Röckel & Moolenbeek, 1996 Rhizoconus vexillum represented as Conus vexillum Gmelin, 1791 Rhizoconus wilsi represented as Conus wilsi Delsaerdt, 1998The following species were brought into synonymy:Rhizoconus advertex Garrard, 1961: synonym of Conus advertex Rhizoconus hirasei Kuroda, 1956: synonym of Conus hirasei Rhizoconus kiicumulus Azuma, 1982: synonym of Conus kiicumulus Rhizoconus kimioi Habe, 1965: synonym of Conasprella kimioi Rhizoconus klemae Cotton, 1953: synonym of Conus klemae Rhizoconus nebulosus Azuma, 1973: synonym of Conus kiicumulus Rhizoconus paradiseus Shikama, T., 1977: synonym of Conus barthelemyi Bernardi, 1861 Rhizoconus yoshioi Azuma, 1973: synonym of Conus sazanka Shikama, 1970