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Fulgiconus

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Fulgiconus
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus moluccensis (Kuester, H.C., 1838)
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Fulgiconus

da Motta, 1991
Synonyms

Conus (Phasmoconus) Mörch, 1852

Fulgiconus is a synonym of Conus (Phasmoconus) Mörch, 1852 represented as Conus Linnaeus, 1758 This name was used for a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]

Species list

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This list of species is based on the information in the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) list. Species within the genus Fulgiconus include:[1]

  • Fulgiconus exiguus (Lamarck, 1810): synonym of Conus exiguus Lamarck, 1810
  • Fulgiconus goudeyi (Monnier & Limpalaër, 2012): synonym of Conus goudeyi (Monnier & Limpalaër, 2012)
  • Fulgiconus marielae (Rehder & Wilson, 1975): synonym of Conus marielae Rehder & Wilson, 1975
  • Fulgiconus moluccensis (Küster, 1838): synonym of Conus moluccensis Küster, 1838
  • Fulgiconus vappereaui (Monteiro, 2009): synonym of Conus vappereaui Monteiro, 2009

References

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  1. ^ a b Fulgiconus da Motta, 1991. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 07/13/11.

Further reading

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  • Kohn A. A. (1992). "Chronological Taxonomy of Conus, 1758-1840". Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington and London.
  • Monteiro A. (ed.) (2007). The Cone Collector 1: 1-28.
  • Berschauer D. (2010). Technology and the Fall of the Mono-Generic Family The Cone Collector 15: pp. 51-54
  • Puillandre N., Meyer C.P., Bouchet P., and Olivera B.M. (2011), Genetic divergence and geographical variation in the deep-water Conus orbignyi complex (Mollusca: Conoidea), Zoologica Scripta 40(4) 350–363.
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