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 [cone snail taxonomy 2009|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: