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Pyruconus

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Pyruconus
Apertural view of shell of Conus patricius (Hinds, 1843)
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Pyruconus

Olsson, 1967
Type species
Conus patricius Hinds, 1843
Synonyms

Conus (Pyruconus) Olsson, 1967

Pyruconus is a subgenus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the genus Conus, family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1][2]

In the latest classification of the family Conidae by Puillandre N., Duda T.F., Meyer C., Olivera B.M. & Bouchet P. (2015), Pyruconus has become a subgenus of Conus as Conus (Pyruconus)Olsson, 1967 (type species: Conus patricius Hinds, 1843) represented as Conus Linnaeus, 1758 [3]

Species

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  • Pyruconus fergusoni (G.B. Sowerby II, 1873) represented as Conus fergusoni G. B. Sowerby II, 1873 (alternate representation)
  • Pyruconus patricius (Hinds, 1843) represented as Conus patricius Hinds, 1843 (alternate representation)

References

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  1. ^ Bouchet, P. (2011). Pyruconus Olsson, 1967. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=578798 on 2012-01-21
  2. ^ Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp.
  3. ^ Puillandre N., Duda T.F., Meyer C., Olivera B.M. & Bouchet P. (2015). One, four or 100 genera? A new classification of the cone snails. Journal of Molluscan Studies. 81: 1-23
  • Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp.
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