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Paracuneus

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Paracuneus
Paracuneus immaculatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Drilliidae
Genus: Paracuneus
Laseron, 1954
Type species
Mangelia immaculata
Tenison-Woods, 1876
Species

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Paracuneus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Drilliidae.[1]

This genus is placed tentatively in the family Drilliidae.[2]

Species

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Species within the genus Paracuneus include:

Species brought into synonymy
  • Paracuneus cockae Kilburn, 1977: synonym of Inkinga cockae (Kilburn, 1977)
  • Paracuneus platystoma (Smith E. A., 1877):[5] synonym of Inkinga platystoma (E. A. Smith, 1877)
  • Paracuneus spadix (Watson, 1886):[6] synonym of Paracuneus immaculatus (Tenison-Woods, 1876)

Distribution

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The species in this marine genus are endemic to Australia and occur off New South Wales, Tasmania and Victoria.

References

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  1. ^ Paracuneus. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 1 November 2011.
  2. ^ P. Bouchet; Yu. I. Kantor; A. Sysoev; N. Puillandre (2011). "A new operational classification of the Conoidea (Gastropoda)" (PDF). Journal of Molluscan Studies. 77 (3): 273–308. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyr017.
  3. ^ Paracuneus immaculata (Tenison-Woods, 1876). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 April 2010.
  4. ^ Paracuneus kemblensis Laseron, 1954. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 April 2010.
  5. ^ Paracuneus platystoma (Smith E. A., 1877). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 April 2010.
  6. ^ Paracuneus spadix (Watson, 1886). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 April 2010.
  • Laseron, C. 1954. Revision of the New South Wales Turridae (Mollusca). Australian Zoological Handbook. Sydney : Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales 1-56, pls 1-12.
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