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:- Leporiconus coffeae : synonym of Conus coffeae Gmelin, 1791
- Leporiconus corallinus : synonym of Conus corallinus Kiener, 1845
- Leporiconus cylindraceus : synonym of Conus cylindraceus Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1830
- Leporiconus glans : synonym of Conus glans Hwass in Bruguière, 1792
- Leporiconus granum : synonym of Conus granum Röckel & Fischöder, 1985
- Leporiconus luteus : synonym of Conus luteus G. B. Sowerby I, 1833
- Leporiconus mitratus : synonym of Conus mitratus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792
- Leporiconus nucleus : synonym of Conus nucleus Reeve, 1848
- Leporiconus tenuistriatus : synonym of Conus tenuistriatus G. B. Sowerby II, 1858