Conus (Lamniconus)
Lamniconus is a subgenus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the 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., Lamniconus 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 Lamniconus from Conus in the following ways:- Genus Conus sensu stricto Linnaeus, 1758
- Subgenus Lamniconus 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 Lamniconus include:- Lamniconus carcellesi : synonym of Conus carcellesi Martins, 1945 represented as Conus carcellesi Martins, 1945
- Lamniconus clerii : synonym of Conus clerii Reeve, 1844
- Lamniconus lemniscatus : synonym of Conus lemniscatus Reeve, 1849
- Lamniconus patriceae Petuch & R. F. Myers, 2014: synonym of Conus patriceae
- Lamniconus tostesi : synonym of Conus tostesi Petuch, 1986 represented as Conus tostesi Petuch, 1986
- Lamniconus xanthocinctus : synonym of Conus xanthocinctus Petuch, 1986