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Conus (Spuriconus)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Conidae

Taxonomy
Conus (Spuriconus) was named by Petuch (2003).

It was reranked as Spuriconus by Petuch (2004); it was synonymized subjectively with Conus by Hendy et al. (2008); it was synonymized subjectively with Lindaconus by Bouchet et al. (2011).

It was assigned to Conus by Petuch (2003); and to Conidae by Petuch (2004).

Species lacking formal opinion data
Conus abbreviatus, Conus achatina, Conus acueliformis, Conus ambiguus, Conus amekiensis, Conus anemone, Conus angosturis, Conus antediluvianus, Conus antediluvianus, Conus aquensis, Conus aquensis, Conus arcuatus, Conus arcuatus, Conus aristophanes, Conus aristos, Conus arntzenii, Conus aulacophorus, Conus aurora, Conus australis, Conus avellana, Conus babaensis, Conus balteatus, Conus basteroti, Conus bayeri, Conus belus, Conus berghausi, Conus berghausi, Conus betulinoides, Conus bitorosus, Conus bonus, Conus bredai, Conus brocchii, Conus brunneus, Conus burckhardti, Conus californicus, Conus camaronus, Conus canaliculatus, Conus capitaneus, Conus centurio, Conus charigi, Conus cinererus, Conus cinereus, Conus clavatulus, Conus clavatulus, Conus comatosaeformis, Conus conditorius, Conus conoponderosus, Conus consobrinus, Conus consorbrinus, Conus cormacki, Conus cosmetelus, Conus cosmetulus, Conus cosmetulus, Conus cossmetulus, Conus crenulatus, Conus crenulatus, Conus crocea, Conus cucuminatus, Conus dennanti, Conus designatus, Conus dorreensis, Conus drezki, Conus dujardin, Conus dujardini, Conus dujardini, Conus dujardini, Conus dujardinii, Conus elongatus, Conus elongatus, Conus emaciatus, Conus emarginatus, Conus enjesfeldensis, Conus epiensis, Conus erbi, Conus erythraeensis, Conus erythraeensis, Conus erythraeensis, Conus esmeraldus, Conus evergladensis, Conus eversoni, Conus everwijni, Conus ewaldi, Conus excelsus, Conus fenestratus, Conus fennemai, Conus frigidus, Conus fuscocingulatus, Conus fuscocingulatus, Conus gastaldii, Conus gastriculus, Conus gembacanus, Conus geographus, Conus gerthi, Conus glans, Conus glaucus, Conus gloriamaris, Conus gracilis, Conus grangeri, Conus granifer, Conus granopsis, Conus granulari, Conus gratacapi, Conus gubernator, Conus gypsus, Conus hamiltonensis, Conus hatensis, Conus haughtoni, Conus horni, Conus hornii, Conus hulshofi, Conus ieditus, Conus iliolus, Conus imitator, Conus imitatus, Conus improvidus, Conus infrenatus, Conus insculptus, Conus isomitratus, Conus jaspideus, Conus juttingae, Conus kahiko, Conus karikalensis, Conus kevani, Conus kieneri, Conus kikaiensis, Conus kimioi, Conus kutaiensis, Conus kyndiawoensis, Conus laeviponderosus, Conus latissimus, Conus lignarius, Conus lineatus, Conus litoglyphus, Conus longesperatus, Conus loochooensis, Conus macarae, Conus macneili, Conus malaccanus, Conus maldivus, Conus marginata, Conus marii, Conus marksi, Conus mediterraneaus, Conus menengtenganus, Conus menkrawitensis, Conus miamiensis, Conus miliaris, Conus miruchae, Conus moilifer, Conus mompichiensis, Conus montisclavus, Conus moreleti, Conus mozambicus, Conus mucronatolaevis, Conus mucronatus, Conus mucronatus, Conus mucronatus, Conus multilineatus, Conus multiliratus, Conus multiliratus, Conus mus, Conus musatella, Conus musica, Conus mutilatus, Conus nanus, Conus nassatella, Conus nganianus, Conus ngavianus, Conus ngavianus, Conus ngavianus, Conus niasensis, Conus nux, Conus obesus, Conus oblongoturbinatus, Conus obscura, Conus ochroleucus, Conus odengenesis, Conus odengensis, Conus odengensis, Conus omaria, Conus orcagnae, Conus ornatissima, Conus ornatissimus, Conus pachecoi, Conus pamotanensis, Conus pamotanensis, Conus papilionaceus, Conus parisiensis, Conus parius, Conus parvecatenatus, Conus parvicaudatus, Conus patagonicus, Conus patriceus, Conus pelagicus, Conus pelagicus, Conus pennaceus, Conus pennaceus, Conus pirabensis, Conus pirula, Conus planiceps, Conus planiceps, Conus planispira, Conus plicarius, Conus ponderosulcatus, Conus ponderosus, Conus ponderosus, Conus ponderous, Conus ponterosus, Conus praecellens, Conus praelatus, Conus precancellatus, Conus prelepidus, Conus primitivus, Conus priscus, Conus proliferatus, Conus proliferatus, Conus prometheus, Conus protractus, Conus protractus, Conus pseudoamoricus, Conus pseudoponderosus, Conus pulcher, Conus pulicarius, Conus puschii, Conus pygmaea, Conus pyrula, Conus pyruloides, Conus querciniformis, Conus radiatus, Conus raphanus, Conus raristriatus, Conus raristriatus, Conus recluzianus, Conus recurvus, Conus regius, Conus regius, Conus rembangenss, Conus restitutus, Conus restitutus, Conus retifer, Conus riosantiagensis, Conus ritteredgei, Conus robertsi, Conus rotundus, Conus saecularis, Conus santalucrezianus, Conus scabriculus, Conus schech, Conus semperi, Conus semperi, Conus sennottorum, Conus sharmiensis, Conus shimajiriensis, Conus sieboldianus, Conus sielboldianus, Conus sindangbaranensis, Conus sinensis, Conus snithvillensis, Conus socialis, Conus socialis, Conus sondeianus, Conus spolongensis, Conus sponsalis, Conus springvaleensis, Conus striatulus, Conus stromboideus, Conus subalsionus, Conus subbrevis, Conus suessi, Conus sulcatus, Conus sulcatus, Conus sulcatus, Conus sulciferus, Conus sumatrensis, Conus sumatrensis, Conus sundaicus, Conus suproides, Conus taeniatus, Conus tallis, Conus taurinensis, Conus terebra, Conus terebra, Conus tessellatus, Conus textile, Conus tiarattis, Conus tiaratus, Conus timorensis, Conus tjilonganensis, Conus tokunagai, Conus tokunagai, Conus tortuosotriatus, Conus toyamaensis, Conus traversianus, Conus triangularis, Conus trigonulus, Conus vandijki, Conus varius, Conus ventricosus, Conus veridicus, Conus verucosus, Conus vexillum, Conus viminens, Conus vimineus, Conus vindobonensis, Conus vindobonensis, Conus vindobonensis, Conus virgatus, Conus virginalis, Conus virgo, Conus voluminalis, Conus waccamawensis, Conus waccamawensis, Conus waccamawensis, Conus walli, Conus whitei, Conus wiedenmayeri, Conus yabei, Conus yanuyanuensis, Conus zebra, Spuriconus jonesorum, Spuriconus martinshugari, Spuriconus yaquensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2003Conus (Spuriconus) Petuch
2004Spuriconus Petuch p. 294

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
RankNameAuthor
Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyConoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyConidaeFleming 1822
genusConus
subgenusSpuriconusPetuch 2003

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Subg. †Conus (Spuriconus) Petuch 2003
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Conus (Spuriconus) kaesleri Hendricks 2015
Conus (Spuriconus) lombardii Hendricks 2015
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Entire body: yesg
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Thickness: intermediateg
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: noneg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-03-16 08:54:51
Modified: 2009-03-16 12:42:47
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Abbott and Dance 1986

Age range: base of the Messinian to the top of the Early/Lower Pliocene or 7.24600 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Dominican Republic Conus humerosus, Conus lombardii (106177)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Dominican Republic Conus humerosus (89170)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Dominican Republic Conus humerosus (80136) Conus spurius, Conus humerosus, Conus kaesleri (74968)