Conus (Leporiconus)


Leporiconus 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., Leporiconus has become a subgenus of Conus as Conus Iredale, 1930 represented as Conus Linnaeus, 1758

Distinguishing characteristics

The Tucker & [Tenorio cone snail taxonomy 2009|Tucker & Tenorio 2009 taxonomy] distinguishes Leporiconus from Conus in the following ways:
  • Genus Conus sensu stricto Linnaeus, 1758
  • Subgenus Leporiconus 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 Leporiconus include: