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Conus

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Conidae

Species
C. (Asprella), C. (Atlanticonus), C. (Chelyoconus), C. (Cleobula), C. (Conolithes), C. (Contraconus), C. (Conus), C. (Dauciconus), C. (Dendroconus), C. (Ductoconus), C. (Hemiconus), C. (Lautoconus), C. (Leptoconus), C. (Lithoconus), C. (Magelliconus), C. (Spuriconus), C. (Stephanoconus), C. (Virgiconus), C. (Ximeniconus), C. achatinus, C. acolus, C. acrotholoides, C. acutangulus, C. aemulator, C. affinis, C. agassizii, C. alaquaensis, C. alleni, C. almagrensis, C. ambonos, C. ammiralis, C. anabathrum (syn. C. floridanus), C. ancylus, C. aneuretos, C. angosturis, C. anningae, C. aquoreus, C. archon, C. arcuatus, C. ardisiaceus, C. arenatus, C. armentrouti, C. aulicus (syn. C. auratus), C. beali, C. berryi, C. bhagothorensis, C. bocapanensis, C. boggsi, C. bonaczyi, C. bramkampi, C. bravoi, C. burckhardti, C. cacuminatus, C. caleocius, C. californiana, C. canonicus, C. capitanellus, C. carcarensis, C. catenatus, C. catus, C. cedonulli, C. chaldaeus, C. chipolanus, C. clarki (syn. C. frisbeyae), C. coelinae, C. colombiensis, C. complicatus, C. conica, C. consobrinus (syn. C. scaliae), C. cookei, C. corrugatus, C. costatus, C. cowlitzensis, C. crenospiratus, C. cuspidatus, C. daucus (syn. Dauciconus gravesae, C. (Magelliconus) griffini, C. (Magelliconus) harbisonae), C. delessertii (syn. C. (Leptoconus) presozoni, C. (Leptoconus) patstreamae, Gradiconus duerri, C. (Leptoconus) susankhanae), C. deluvianus, C. demiurgus, C. deperditus, C. dingleanus (syn. C. martini), C. distans, C. diversiformis, C. dodona, C. draperi, C. drezi, C. dujardini, C. durhami, C. duvali, C. ebraeus, C. eburneus, C. emersoni, C. ermineus, C. erugatus, C. evergladesensis, C. fergusoni, C. flavidus, C. furvoides, C. fusiformis, C. gabbi, C. gardnerae (syn. C. corrugatus), C. generalis, C. goodwini, C. gracilissimus, C. granarius, C. granozonatoides, C. granozonatus, C. grateloupi, C. guppyi, C. harveyensis, C. herklotsi, C. hertwecki, C. heterospira, C. honkeri, C. hornii, C. hyshugari, C. imitator (syn. C. dalli), C. imperialis, C. infulatus (syn. C. turbinopsis), C. interstinctus, C. isomatratus, C. jaclynae, C. jaspideus (syn. C. (Conasprella) laurenae, C. nodiferus, C. pealii, C. (Conasprella) palmbeechensis, C. (Conasprella) marymansfieldae, C. (Conasprella) jaclynae, C. (Conasprella) susanae, C. (Leptoconus) trisculptus, Jaspidiconus pfluegeri, C. verrucosus, C. (Conasprella) hyshugari, C. (Conasprella) maureenae, C. stearnsii, C. (Conasprella) wilsoni, C. (Conasprella) sarasotaensis), C. javanus, C. juanensis, C. junghuhni, C. karlschmidti, C. largillierti (syn. C. capelettii, C. (Leptoconus) ronaldsmithi, C. (Leptoconus) loxahatcheensis, Seminoleconus trippae, C. (Leptoconus) diegelae, C. (Leptoconus) joelshugari), C. larvatus, C. laurenae, C. leonensis, C. ligatus, C. limonensis, C. lisboae, C. lividus, C. longisperatus, C. lyelli, C. magus, C. marmoreus (type species), C. marylandicus, C. marymansfeldae, C. maureenae, C. mediterraneus, C. miles, C. mindanus (syn. C. bermudensis), C. molis (syn. C. concavitectum), C. musaensis, C. musicus, C. mustelinus, C. nannus, C. nemorideditus, C. nussatella, C. oniscus, C. ornatus, C. palmerae, C. parkeri, C. parvulus, C. patricius (syn. C. apium), C. paulae, C. pauperculus, C. pernodosus, C. perplexus, C. pertusus, C. peruvianus, C. planiceps, C. planorbis (syn. C. vitulinus), C. postalveatus, C. praecipuus, C. ptychodermis, C. puncticulatus (syn. C. pygmaeus), C. pusillus, C. pyriformis, C. quercinus, C. rachelae, C. rapunculus, C. rattus, C. regularis, C. remondii, C. ruckmani, C. sarasotaensis, C. sauridens (syn. C. (Leptoconus) santander, C. parvus, C. cracens, C. alveatus, C. claibornensis, C. tortilis, C. subsauridens, C. jacksonensis, C. nocens), C. scalaris, C. sextoni, C. smithvillensis, C. spenceri, C. spurius (syn. Spuriconus spengleri, C. (Lithoconus) martinshugari, C. (Lithoconus) jeremyi, C. (Lithoconus) streami, Spuriconus cherokus, Spuriconus lemoni, C. leoninus, Spuriconus micanopy, C. proteus), C. spuroides, C. stibarus, C. striatellus, C. striatus, C. stromboides, C. submoniliferus, C. sugillatus, C. sulculus, C. susanae, C. talis, C. tapetus, C. taphrus, C. tessulatus, C. tjidamarensis, C. tortuosopunctatus, C. trajectionis, C. tricoratus, C. trinitatensis, C. tristensis, C. tuberacola, C. tulipa, C. turbinopsis, C. turritus, C. ultimus, C. vaderensis, C. vanattai, C. vanhyningi, C. vaughani, C. veatchi, C. vegrandis, C. venezuelanus, C. vexillum (syn. C. leopardus), C. violetae, C. virgo, C. vitius (syn. C. fusiformis), C. waltonensis, C. warreni, C. washingtonensis, C. weaveri, C. weltoni, C. williamgabbi, C. wilsoni, C. ximenes, C. yaquensis (syn. C. (Lithoconus) jonesorum)

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Conus Linnaeus p. 712
1798Cucullus Röding
1904Conus Martin p. 145
1921Conus Vredenburg p. 133
1922Conus Woods p. 108
1928Conus Woodring p. 201
1937Conus Palmer p. 458
1938Conus Turner p. 68
1939Conus Mukerjee p. 82
1944Conus Durham p. 188
1947Conus Harris and Palmer p. 444
1953Conus Olsson and Harbison p. 169
1960Conus MacNeil p. 121
1964Conus Olsson p. 81
1967Conus Abbass p. 119
1967Conus Olsson pp. 19-20
1970Conus Addicott p. 122
1970Conus Woodring
1971Conus Jung p. 209
1973Conus Marasti p. 97
1976Conus Hoerle p. 3
1980Conus Hickman p. 78
1982Conus Ladd p. 71
1984Conus Squires p. 39
1987Conus Perrilliat p. 19
1987Conus Squires p. 50
1987Conus Ward and Blackwelder p. 132
1988Conus Squires p. 17
1991Leptoconus (Gradiconus) da Motta
1992Conus Perrilliat p. 27
1992Conus Squires and Demetrion p. 33
1992Conus Ward p. 135
1994Conus Wilson p. 198
1997Conus Petuch p. 135
2001Conus Harzhauser and Mandic p. 714
2001Conus Todd
2002Conus Sepkoski
2004Conus Harzhauser p. 142
2004Jaspidiconus Petuch p. 292
2004Spuriconus Petuch p. 294
2004Conus Vera-Peláez et al. p. 258
2005Conus Beu p. 151
2007Conus Harzhauser p. 110
2007Gradiconus Petuch and Roberts
2007Conus Wienrich and Janssen p. 719
2008Conus Hendricks p. 17
2008Conus Hendricks and Portell p. 82
2009Conus Harzhauser et al. p. 354
2010Conus Landau and Marques da Silva p. 99
2015Conus Puillandre et al. p. 5
2017Conus Darragh p. 88

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

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.

G. Conus Linnaeus 1758
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Subg. †Conus (Asprella) Schaufuss 1869
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Subg. †Conus (Atlanticonus) Petuch and Sargent 2012
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Subg. Conus (Chelyoconus) Mörch 1852
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Conus (Chelyconus) minbuensis Vredenburg 1921
Conus oweniana ynezianus Loel and Corey 1932
Subg. Conus (Conolithes) Herrmannsen 1847
Subg. †Conus (Contraconus) Olsson and Harbison 1953
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Invalid names: Contraconus berryi Petuch 1994 [synonym], Contraconus heilprini Petuch 1994 [synonym], Contraconus lindajoyceae Petuch 1991 [synonym], Contraconus mitchellorum Petuch 1994 [synonym], Contraconus osceolai Petuch 1991 [synonym], Contraconus petiti Petuch 2004 [synonym], Contraconus schmidti Petuch 1991 [synonym], Contraconus scotti Petuch 1994 [synonym], Contraconus tryoni Heilprin 1886 [synonym]
Subg. Conus (Conus) Linnaeus 1758
Subg. †Conus (Dauciconus) Cotton 1945
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Conus (Dauciconus) garrisoni Hendricks 2015
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Invalid names: Conus gaza Johnson and Pilsbry 1911 [synonym]
Subg. †Conus (Ductoconus) Motta 1991
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Conus (Ductoconus) cashi Hendricks 2015
Subg. Conus (Lautoconus) Monterosato 1923
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Conus (Lautoconus) carlottae Hendricks 2015
Subg. Conus (Lithoconus) Mörch 1852
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Conus (Lithoconus) brevis Sowerby 1840
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Invalid names: Conus (Lithoconus) militaris Sowerby 1840 [synonym], Conus catenulatus Sowerby 1840 [synonym]
Conus (Lithoconus) hardi Martin 1879
Conus (Lithoconus) ickei Martin 1906
Conus (Lithoconus) ineditus Michelotti 1861
Lithoconus antiquus Lamarck 1810
Subg. Conus (Magelliconus) da Motta 1991
Subg. †Conus (Spuriconus) Petuch 2003
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Conus (Spuriconus) kaesleri Hendricks 2015
Conus (Spuriconus) lombardii Hendricks 2015
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Conus (Stephanoconus) gouldi Hendricks 2015
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Invalid names: Conus sewalli Maury 1917 [synonym]
Subg. Conus (Virgiconus) Cotton 1945
Subg. Conus (Ximeniconus) Da Motta 1991
Conus achatinus Gmelin 1791
Conus acolus Woodring 1970
Conus acrotholoides Tate 1890
Conus acutangulus Lamarck 1810
Conus aemulator Brown and Pilsbry 1911
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Conus aemulator michoacanensis Perrilliat 1992
Conus aemulator aemulator Brown and Pilsbry 1911
Conus affinis Martin 1879
Conus agassizii Dall 1886
Conus alaquaensis Mansfield 1935
Conus alleni Hendricks and Portell 2008
Conus almagrensis Böse 1910
Conus ambonos Hoerle 1976
Conus ammiralis Linnaeus 1758
Conus anabathrum Crosse 1865
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Invalid names: Conus floridanus Gabb 1868 [synonym]
Conus ancylus Woodring 1928
Conus aneuretos Hoerle 1976
Conus angosturis Olsson 1964
Conus anningae Hendricks 2015
Conus aquoreus Hoerle 1976
Conus archon Broderip 1833
Conus arcuatus Sowerby 1829
Conus ardisiaceus Kiener 1850
Conus arenatus Hwass in Bruguiére 1792
Conus armentrouti Hickman 1980
Conus aulicus Linnaeus 1758
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Invalid names: Conus auratus Hwass in Bruguiére 1792 [synonym]
Conus beali Carson 1926
Conus berryi Spieker 1922
Conus bhagothorensis Vredenburg 1925
Conus bocapanensis Spieker 1922
Conus boggsi Olsson 1964
Conus bonaczyi Gabb 1873
Conus bramkampi Hanna and Strong 1949
Conus bravoi Spieker 1922
Conus burckhardti Bose 1906
Conus cacuminatus Spieker 1922
Conus caleocius Vokes 1939
Conus californiana Conrad 1855
Conus canonicus Hwass 1792
Conus capitanellus Fulton 1938
Conus carcarensis Sacco 1893
Conus catenatus Sowerby 1849
Conus catus Hwass in Bruguiére 1792
Conus cedonulli Linnaeus 1767
Conus chaldaeus Röding 1798
Conus chipolanus Dall 1896
Conus clarki Rehder and Abbott 1951
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Invalid names: Conus frisbeyae Clench and Pulley 1953 [synonym]
Conus coelinae Crosse 1858
Conus colombiensis Weisbord 1929
Conus complicatus Tate 1890
Conus conica Martin 1881
Conus consobrinus Sowerby 1850
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Invalid names: Conus scaliae Bose 1906 [synonym]
Conus cookei Dall 1916
Conus corrugatus Sowerby 1870
Conus costatus Holten 1802
Conus cowlitzensis Weaver 1912
Conus crenospiratus Anderson 1929
Conus cuspidatus Tate 1890
Conus daucus Hwass in Bruguiére 1792
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Invalid names: Conus (Magelliconus) griffini Petuch 1990 [synonym], Conus (Magelliconus) harbisonae Petuch 1994 [synonym], Dauciconus gravesae Petuch 1994 [synonym]
Conus delessertii Récluz 1843
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Invalid names: Conus (Leptoconus) patstreamae Petuch 1994 [synonym], Conus (Leptoconus) presozoni Olsson and Petit 1964 [synonym], Conus (Leptoconus) susankhanae Petuch 1994 [synonym], Gradiconus duerri Petuch 1944 [synonym]
Conus deluvianus Green 1830
Conus demiurgus Dall 1903
Conus deperditus Bruguière 1792
Conus dingleanus Beets 1984
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Invalid names: Conus martini Wanner and Hahn 1935 [synonym]
Conus distans Bruguière 1792
Conus diversiformis Deshayes 1824
Conus dodona Gardner 1937
Conus draperi Maury 1910
Conus drezi Hoerle 1976
Conus dujardini Deshayes 1845
Conus durhami Hanna and Strong 1949
Conus duvali Bernardi 1862
Conus ebraeus Linnaeus 1758
Conus eburneus Bruguière 1792
Conus emersoni Hanna 1963
Conus ermineus Born 1778
Conus erugatus Hoerle 1976
Conus evergladesensis Petuch 1991
Conus fergusoni Sowerby 1875
Conus flavidus Lamarck 1810
Conus furvoides Gabb 1873
Conus fusiformis Fischer 1807
Conus gabbi Pilsbry and Johnson 1922
Conus gardnerae Hoerle 1976
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Invalid names: Conus corrugatus Gardner 1947 [replaced]
Conus generalis Linnaeus 1767
Conus goodwini Hanna 1927
Conus gracilissimus Guppy 1866
Conus granarius Kiener 1845
Conus granozonatoides Maury 1917
Conus granozonatus Guppy 1866
Conus grateloupi d'Orbigny 1852
Conus guppyi Woodring 1928
Conus harveyensis Mansfield 1930
Conus herklotsi Martin 1879
Conus hertwecki Petuch 1988
Conus heterospira Tate 1890
Conus honkeri Petuch 1988
Conus hornii Gabb 1864
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Conus hornii umpquaensis Turner 1938
Conus hornii piruensis Squires 1987
Conus hyshugari Petuch 1994
Conus imitator Brown and Pilsbry 1911
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Conus imitator sophus Olsson 1932
Invalid names: Conus dalli Toula 1911 [synonym]
Conus imitator lius Woodring 1928
Conus imperialis Linnaeus 1758
Conus infulatus Hoerle 1976
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Invalid names: Conus turbinopsis Gardner 1937 [replaced]
Conus interstinctus Guppy 1866
Conus isomatratus Dall 1896
Conus jaclynae Petuch 1994
Conus jaspideus Gmelin 1791
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Invalid names: Conus (Conasprella) hyshugari Petuch 1994 [synonym], Conus (Conasprella) jaclynae Petuch 1994 [synonym], Conus (Conasprella) laurenae Petuch 1994 [synonym], Conus (Conasprella) marymansfieldae Petuch 1994 [synonym], Conus (Conasprella) maureenae Petuch 1994 [synonym], Conus (Conasprella) palmbeechensis Petuch 1994 [synonym], Conus (Conasprella) sarasotaensis Petuch 1994 [synonym], Conus (Conasprella) susanae Petuch 1994 [synonym], Conus (Conasprella) wilsoni Petuch 1994 [synonym], Conus (Leptoconus) trisculptus Pilsbry and Johnson 1917 [synonym], Conus nodiferus Kiener 1845 [synonym], Conus pealii Green 1830 [synonym], Conus stearnsii Conrad 1869 [synonym], Conus verrucosus Hwass 1792 [synonym], Jaspidiconus pfluegeri Petuch 2004 [synonym]
Conus javanus Martin 1879
Conus juanensis Wiedey 1928
Conus junghuhni Martin 1879
Conus karlschmidti Maury 1917
Conus largillierti Kiener 1845
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Invalid names: Conus (Leptoconus) diegelae Petuch 1994 [synonym], Conus (Leptoconus) joelshugari Petuch 1994 [synonym], Conus (Leptoconus) loxahatcheensis Petuch 1994 [synonym], Conus (Leptoconus) ronaldsmithi Petuch 1994 [synonym], Conus capelettii Petuch 1991 [synonym], Seminoleconus trippae Petuch 1991 [synonym]
Conus larvatus Pilsbry and Johnson 1922
Conus laurenae Petuch 1994
Conus leonensis Mansfield 1930
Conus ligatus Tate 1890
Conus limonensis Olsson 1922
Conus lisboae Maury 1934
Conus lividus Bruguière 1792
Conus longisperatus Maury 1934
Conus lyelli Hendricks 2015
Conus magus Linnaeus 1758
Conus marmoreus Linnaeus 1758
Conus marylandicus Green 1830
Conus marymansfeldae Petuch 1994
Conus maureenae Petuch 1994
Conus miles Linnaeus 1758
Conus mindanus Hwass 1792
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Invalid names: Conus bermudensis Clench 1942 [synonym]
Conus molis Brown and Pilsbry 1911
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Invalid names: Conus concavitectum Brown and Pilsbry 1911 [synonym]
Conus musaensis Olsson 1922
Conus musicus Bruguière 1792
Conus mustelinus Bruguière 1792
Conus nannus Woodring 1928
Conus nemorideditus Maury 1910
Conus nussatella Linnaeus 1758
Conus oniscus Woodring 1928
Conus ornatus Maury 1917
Conus palmerae Hendricks and Portell 2008
Conus parkeri Richards and Harbison 1947
Conus parvulus Martin 1879
Conus patricius Hinds 1843
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Invalid names: Conus apium Woodring 1928 [synonym]
Conus paulae Petuch 1988
Conus pauperculus Sowerby 1834
Conus pernodosus Pilsbry and Johnson 1922
Conus perplexus Sowerby II 1857
Conus pertusus Bruguière 1792
Conus peruvianus Olsson 1930
Conus planiceps Heilprin 1887
Conus planorbis Born 1778
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Invalid names: Conus vitulinus Hwass in Bruguiére 1792 [synonym]
Conus postalveatus Kellum 1926
Conus praecipuus Hoerle 1976
Conus ptychodermis Tate 1890
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Invalid names: Conus pygmaeus Reeve 1844 [synonym]
Conus pusillus Lamarck 1810
Conus pyriformis Reeve 1843
Conus quercinus Solander 1786
Conus rachelae Petuch 1988
Conus rapunculus Hoerle 1976
Conus rattus Hwass in Bruguiére 1792
Conus regularis Sowerby 1841
Conus remondii Gabb 1864
Conus ruckmani Dickerson 1917
Conus sarasotaensis Petuch 1994
Conus sauridens Conrad 1833
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Invalid names: Conus (Leptoconus) santander Gardner 1945 [synonym], Conus alveatus Conrad 1865 [synonym], Conus claibornensis Lea 1833 [synonym], Conus cracens Hoerle 1976 [synonym], Conus jacksonensis Meyer 1885 [synonym], Conus nocens Garve 1996 [synonym], Conus parvus Lea 1841 [synonym], Conus subsauridens Conrad 1865 [synonym], Conus tortilis Conrad 1854 [synonym]
Conus scalaris Martin 1879
Conus sextoni Hoerle 1976
Conus smithvillensis Harris 1895
Conus spenceri Ward 1992
Conus spurius Gmelin 1791
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Invalid names: Conus (Lithoconus) jeremyi Petuch 1994 [synonym], Conus (Lithoconus) martinshugari Petuch 1994 [synonym], Conus (Lithoconus) streami Petuch 1994 [synonym], Conus leoninus Hwass in Bruguiére 1792 [synonym], Conus proteus Hwass 1792 [synonym], Spuriconus cherokus Olsson and Petit 1964 [synonym], Spuriconus lemoni Petuch 1990 [synonym], Spuriconus micanopy Petuch 1994 [synonym], Spuriconus spengleri Petuch 1991 [synonym]
Conus spuroides Olsson and Harbison 1953
Conus stibarus Woodring 1928
Conus striatellus Jenkins 1864
Conus striatus Linnaeus 1758
Conus stromboides Lamarck 1802
Conus submoniliferus Gardner 1937
Conus sugillatus Reeve 1844
Conus sulculus Dall 1896
Conus susanae Petuch 1994
Conus talis Jung 1965
Conus tapetus Hoerle 1976
Conus taphrus Woodring 1970
Conus tessulatus Born 1778
Conus tjidamarensis Martin 1879
Conus trajectionis Maury 1910
Conus tricoratus Hoerle 1976
Conus trinitatensis Mansfield 1925
Conus tristensis Petuch 1987
Conus tuberacola Anderson 1929
Conus tulipa Linnaeus 1758
Conus turbinopsis Deshayes 1865
Conus turritus Lamarck 1802
Conus ultimus Pilsbry and Johnson 1917
Conus vaderensis Weaver and Palmer 1922
Conus vanattai Maury 1917
Conus vanhyningi Rehder 1944
Conus vaughani Dall 1916
Conus veatchi Olsson 1922
Conus vegrandis Hoerle 1976
Conus venezuelanus Petuch 1987
Conus vexillum Gmelin 1791
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Invalid names: Conus leopardus Dillwyn 1817 [synonym]
Conus violetae Petuch 1988
Conus virgo Linnaeus 1758
Conus vitius Hoerle 1976
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Invalid names: Conus fusiformis Gardner 1937 [replaced]
Conus waltonensis Aldrich 1903
Conus warreni Hendon 1938
Conus washingtonensis Winkle 1918
Conus weaveri Dickerson 1915
Conus weltoni Hickman 1980
Conus williamgabbi Maury 1917
Conus wilsoni Petuch 1994
Conus ximenes Gray 1839
Conus yaquensis Gabb 1873
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Invalid names: Conus (Lithoconus) jonesorum Petuch 1994 [synonym]
Invalid names: Cucullus Röding 1798 [synonym], Gradiconus da Motta 1991 [synonym], Jaspidiconus Petuch 2004 [synonym], Spuriconus Petuch 2004 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available