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Subgenus of gastropods
Rhizoconus
Apertural and abapertural views of
shell of Conus cumingii (Reeve, L.A., 1848)
Scientific classification
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Rhizoconus
Mörch, 1852
Type species
Conus miles Linnaeus, 1758
Rhizoconus is a
subgenus of
sea snails ,
marine
gastropod
mollusks in the genus Conus ,
family
Conidae , the
cone snails and their allies.
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In the latest classification of the family Conidae by Puillandre N., Duda T.F., Meyer C., Olivera B.M. & Bouchet P. (2015), Rhizoconus has become a subgenus of Conus as Conus (Rhizoconus) Mörch, 1852 (type species: Conus miles Linnaeus, 1758 ) represented as
Conus Linnaeus, 1758 .
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Species
Rhizoconus alisi (Moolenbeek, Röckel & Richard, 1995) represented as
Conasprella alisi Moolenbeek, Röckel & Richard, 1995 (alternate representation)
Rhizoconus anosyensis (Bozzetti, 2008): synonym of Conus (Rhizoconus) anosyensis Bozzetti, 2008 represented as
Conus anosyensis Bozzetti, 2008
Rhizoconus ardisiaceus (Kiener, 1845) represented as
Conus ardisiaceus Kiener, 1845 (alternate representation)
Rhizoconus capitaneus (Linnaeus, 1758) represented as
Conus capitaneus Linnaeus, 1758 (alternate representation)
Rhizoconus cumingii (Reeve, 1848) represented as
Conus cumingii Reeve, 1848 (alternate representation)
Rhizoconus fumigatus (Hwass in Bruguière, 1792) represented as
Conus fumigatus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792 (alternate representation)
Rhizoconus hyaena (Hwass in Bruguière, 1792) represented as
Conus hyaena Hwass in Bruguière, 1792 (alternate representation)
Rhizoconus miles (Linnaeus, 1758) represented as
Conus miles Linnaeus, 1758 (alternate representation)
Rhizoconus mustelinus (Hwass in Bruguière, 1792) represented as
Conus mustelinus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792 (alternate representation)
Rhizoconus namocanus (Hwass in Bruguière, 1792) represented as
Conus namocanus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792 (alternate representation)
Rhizoconus peli (Moolenbeek, 1996) represented as
Conus peli Moolenbeek, 1996 (alternate representation)
Rhizoconus pertusus (Hwass in Bruguière, 1792) represented as
Conus pertusus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792 (alternate representation)
Rhizoconus rattus (Hwass in Bruguière, 1792) represented as
Conus rattus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792 (alternate representation)
Rhizoconus rawaiensis (da Motta, 1978) represented as
Conus rawaiensis da Motta, 1978 (alternate representation)
Rhizoconus tirardi (Röckel & Moolenbeek, 1996) represented as
Conus tirardi Röckel & Moolenbeek, 1996 (alternate representation)
Rhizoconus vexillum (Gmelin, 1791) represented as
Conus vexillum Gmelin, 1791 (alternate representation)
Rhizoconus wilsi (Delsaerdt, 1998) represented as
Conus wilsi Delsaerdt, 1998 (alternate representation)
The following species were brought into synonymy:
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Rhizoconus advertex Garrard, 1961: synonym of
Conus advertex (Garrard, 1961)
Rhizoconus hirasei Kuroda, 1956: synonym of
Conus hirasei (Kuroda, 1956)
Rhizoconus kiicumulus Azuma, 1982: synonym of
Conus kiicumulus (Azuma, 1982)
Rhizoconus kimioi Habe, 1965: synonym of
Conasprella kimioi (Habe, 1965)
Rhizoconus klemae Cotton, 1953: synonym of
Conus klemae (Cotton, 1953)
Rhizoconus nebulosus Azuma, 1973: synonym of
Conus kiicumulus (Azuma, 1982)
Rhizoconus paradiseus Shikama, T., 1977: synonym of
Conus barthelemyi Bernardi, 1861
Rhizoconus yoshioi Azuma, 1973: synonym of
Conus sazanka Shikama, 1970
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