Conus (Plicaustraconus)
Plicaustraconus is a subgenus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks 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., Plicaustraconus has become a subgenus of Conus as Conus Moolenbeek, 2008 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 Plicaustraconus Moolenbeek, 2008
Species list
This list of species is based on the information in the World [Register of Marine Species] list. Species within the genus Plicaustraconus include:- Plicaustraconus advertex : synonym of Conus advertex
- Plicaustraconus angasi : synonym of Conus angasi Tryon, 1884
- Plicaustraconus baeri : synonym of Conus baeri Röckel & Korn, 1992 represented as Conus baeri Röckel & Korn, 1992
- Plicaustraconus bonfigliolii : synonym of Conus bonfigliolii
- Plicaustraconus felix : synonym of Conus felix Fenzan, 2012 represented as Conus felix Fenzan, 2012
- Plicaustraconus lozeti : synonym of Conus lozeti Richard, 1980
- Plicaustraconus trigonus : synonym of Conus trigonus Reeve, 1848
- Plicaustraconus visagenus : synonym of Conus visagenus Kilburn, 1974
- Plicaustraconus wallangra : synonym of ''Conus wallangra''