Conus (Eremiconus)
Eremiconus 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., Eremiconus has become a subgenus of Conus as Conus represented as Conus Linnaeus, 1758
Distinguishing characteristics
The Tucker & Tenorio [cone snail taxonomy 2009|Tucker & Tenorio 2009 taxonomy] distinguishes Eremiconus from Conus in the following ways:- Genus Conus sensu stricto Linnaeus, 1758
- Subgenus Eremiconus Tucker & Tenorio, 2009
Species list
This list of species is based on the information in the World Register of Marine Species list. Species within the genus Eremiconus include:- Eremiconus albellus Röckel & Korn, 1990 : synonym of Conus albellus Röckel & Korn, 1990, represented as Conus albellus Röckel & Korn, 1990
- Eremiconus colmani Röckel & Korn, 1990 : synonym of Conus colmani Röckel & Korn, 1990, represented as Conus colmani Röckel & Korn, 1990
- Eremiconus limpusi Röckel & Korn, 1990: synonym of Conus limpusi Röckel & Korn, 1990, represented as Conus limpusi Röckel & Korn, 1990
- Eremiconus lizardensis Crosse, 1865 : synonym of Conus lizardensis Crosse, 1865, represented as Conus lizardensis Crosse, 1865
- Eremiconus minnamurra : synonym of Conus minnamurra, represented as ''Conus minnamurra''