Ximeniconus
| Ximeniconus | |
|---|---|
| |
| Apertural view of shell of Conasprella ximenes (Gray, 1839) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | |
| Phylum: | |
| Class: | |
| (unranked): | |
| Superfamily: | |
| Family: | |
| Genus: | |
| Subgenus: | Ximeniconus Emerson & Old, 1962
|
| Type species | |
| Conus ximenes Gray, 1839 | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Conasprella (Ximeniconus) Emerson & Old, 1962 | |
Ximeniconus is subgenus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the genus Conasprella, family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]
In the new classification of the family Conidae by Puillandre N., Duda T.F., Meyer C., Olivera B.M. & Bouchet P. (2015), Dalliconus has become a subgenus of Conasprella: Conasprella (Dalliconus) Tucker & Tenorio, 2009 represented as Conasprella Thiele, 1929 [2]
Species
- Ximeniconus mahogani (Reeve, 1843) represented as Conasprella mahogani (Reeve, 1843) (alternate representation)
- Ximeniconus ximenes (Gray, 1839): synonym of Conasprella ximenes Gray, 1839
References
- ^ Bouchet, P. (2011). Ximeniconus Emerson & Old, 1962. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=581045 on 2012-01-21
- ^ 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
External links
 | This Conidae-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |