Lindaconus

Lindaconus
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Lindaconus lindae (Petuch, E.J., 1987)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Lindaconus
Petuch, 2002
Synonyms[1]
  • Spuriconus Petuch, 2003

Lindaconus is a proposed genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1][2] This genus currently (January 2012) is still treated by some experts as an "alternative representation" of this group of species.

When the "alternative representations" are not used, this group of species is instead still placed in the Linnaean genus Conus.

Species


The following species are alternate representation:[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Bouchet, P. (2011). Lindaconus Petuch, 2002. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=579460 on 2012-01-21
  2. Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp.

External links

External identifiers for Lindaconus
WoRMS 579460