| Conus (Pyruconus) | |
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| Apertural view of shell of Conus patricius (Hinds, 1843) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Subgenus: | Pyruconus Olsson, 1967 |
| Type species | |
| Conus patricius Hinds, 1843
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| Synonyms | |
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Pyruconus Olsson, 1967 | |
Pyruconus is a subgenus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the genus Conus, family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.12
In the latest classification of the family Conidae by Puillandre N., Duda T.F., Meyer C., Olivera B.M. & Bouchet P. (2015), Pyruconus has become a subgenus of Conus as Conus (Pyruconus) Olsson, 1967 (type species: Conus patricius Hinds, 1843) represented as Conus Linnaeus, 17583
Species
- Pyruconus fergusoni (G.B. Sowerby II, 1873) represented as Conus fergusoni G. B. Sowerby II, 1873 (alternate representation)
- Pyruconus patricius (Hinds, 1843) represented as Conus patricius Hinds, 1843 (alternate representation)
References
References
- Bouchet, P. (2011). Pyruconus Olsson, 1967. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=578798 on 2012-01-21
- Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp.
- Puillandre N., Duda T.F., Meyer C., Olivera B.M. & Bouchet P. (2015). One, four or 100 genera? A new classification of the cone snails. Journal of Molluscan Studies. 81: 1-23
- Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp.