Conus (Monteiroconus)
Monteiroconus 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., Monteiroconus has become a subgenus of Conus as Conus da Motta, 1991 represented as Conus Linnaeus, 1758
Distinguishing characteristics
The Tucker & [Tenorio cone snail taxonomy 2009|Tucker & Tenorio 2009 taxonomy] distinguishes Monteiroconus from Conus in the following ways:- Genus Conus sensu stricto Linnaeus, 1758
- Subgenus Monteiroconus da Motta, 1991
Species list
This list of species is based on the information in the World [Register of Marine Species] list. Species within the genus Monteiroconus include:- Monteiroconus ambiguus is equivalent to Conus ambiguus Reeve, 1844
- Monteiroconus bellocqae is equivalent to Conus bellocqae van Rossum, 1996
- Monteiroconus tabidus is equivalent to Conus tabidus Reeve, 1844