Conus (Lautoconus)
Lautoconus 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., Lautoconus has become a subgenus of Conus as Conus Monterosato, 1923 represented as Conus Linnaeus, 1758
Distinguishing characteristics
The Tucker & Tenorio [cone snail taxonomy 2009|Tucker & Tenorio 2009 taxonomy] distinguishes Lautoconus from Conus in the following ways:- Genus Conus sensu stricto Linnaeus, 1758
- Subgenus Lautoconus Monterosato, 1923
Species list
This list of species is based on the information in the World [Register of Marine Species] list. Species within the genus Lautoconus include:- Lautoconus aemulus Reeve, 1844: synonym of Conus aemulus Reeve, 1844, represented as Conus aemulus Reeve, 1844
- Lautoconus africanus Kiener, 1848: synonym of Conus africanus Kiener, 1848, represented as Conus africanus Kiener, 1848
- Lautoconus albuquerquei Trovão, 1978: synonym of Conus albuquerquei Trovão, 1978, represented as Conus albuquerquei Trovão, 1978
- Lautoconus alexandrinus Kaicher, 1977: synonym of Conus alexandrinus Kaicher, 1977, represented as Conus alexandrinus Kaicher, 1977
- Lautoconus belairensis : synonym of Conus belairensis Pin & Leung Tack in Pin, 1989
- Lautoconus bruguieri : synonym of Conus bruguieri Kiener, 1848
- Lautoconus cacao : synonym of Conus cacao Ferrario, 1983
- Lautoconus cloveri : synonym of Conus cloveri Walls, 1978
- Lautoconus desidiosus : synonym of Conus desidiosus A. Adams, 1853
- Lautoconus dorotheae : synonym of Conus dorotheae Monnier & Limpalaër, 2010 represented as Conus dorotheae Monnier & Limpalaër, 2010
- Lautoconus echinophilus : synonym of Conus echinophilus
- Lautoconus guanche : synonym of Conus guanche Lauer, 1993
- Lautoconus guinaicus : synonym of Conus guinaicus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792
- Lautoconus hybridus : synonym of Conus hybridus Kiener, 1845
- Lautoconus mediterraneus : synonym of Conus ventricosus Gmelin, 1791
- Lautoconus mercator : synonym of Conus mercator Linnaeus, 1758
- Lautoconus pineaui : synonym of Conus pineaui Pin & Leung Tack, 1989
- Lautoconus tacomae : synonym of Conus tacomae Boyer & Pelorce, 2009
- Lautoconus taslei : synonym of Conus taslei Kiener, 1850
- Lautoconus trencarti : synonym of Conus trencarti Nolf & Verstraeten, 2008
- Lautoconus unifasciatus : synonym of Conus unifasciatus Kiener, 1850
- Lautoconus vayssierei : synonym of Conus vayssierei Pallary, 1906
- Lautoconus ventricosus : synonym of Conus ventricosus Gmelin, 1791