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Conus Linnaeus, 1758
Taxonomic Serial No.: 75281

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Taxonomy and Nomenclature


	Kingdom:	Animalia
	Taxonomic Rank:	Genus
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	Common Name(s):

	Taxonomic Status:
	Current Standing:	valid

	Data Quality Indicators:
	Record Credibility Rating:	verified - standards met
	Global Species Completeness:	partial
	Latest Record Review:	1999

Taxonomic Hierarchy


	Kingdom	Animalia – Animal, animaux, animals
	Subkingdom	Bilateria – triploblasts
	Infrakingdom	Protostomia
	Superphylum	Spiralia
	Phylum	Mollusca – mollusques, molusco, molluscs, mollusks
	Class	Gastropoda Cuvier, 1797 – gastropods, slugs, snails, escargots, gastéropodes, limaces, caracol, caramujo, lesma
	Subclass	Orthogastropoda
	Infraclass	Caenogastropoda
	Superorder	Peogastropoda
	Order	Neogastropoda
	Superfamily	Conoidea Fleming, 1822
	Family	Conidae Fleming, 1822
	Genus	Conus Linnaeus, 1758
		Direct Children:
	Species	Conus abbotti Clench, 1942
	Species	Conus acutangulus
	Species	Conus amphiurgus Dall, 1889
	Species	Conus anabathrum Crosse, 1865 – Florida cone
	Species	Conus archon Broderip, 1833
	Species	Conus arcuatus Broderip and Sowerby, 1829
	Species	Conus armiger Crosse, 1858 – mace cone
	Species	Conus attenuatus Reeve, 1844 – slender cone
	Species	Conus aureonimbosus Petuch, 1987
	Species	Conus austini Rehder and Abbott, 1951
	Species	Conus bajanensis Usticke, 1968
	Species	Conus bartschi Hanna and Strong, 1949
	Species	Conus bermudensis Clench, 1942
	Species	Conus binghamae Petuch, 1987
	Species	Conus brunneus Wood, 1828
	Species	Conus californicus Hinds, 1844 – California cone
	Species	Conus cancellatus Hwass, 1792 – cancellate cone
	Species	Conus cardinalis Hwass, 1792
	Species	Conus caribbaeus Clench, 1942
	Species	Conus chrysocestus S. S. Berry, 1968
	Species	Conus citrinus Gmelin, 1791
	Species	Conus clarki Rehder and Abbott, 1951
	Species	Conus dalli Stearns, 1873
	Species	Conus daucus Hwass, 1792 – carrot cone
	Species	Conus delessertii Recluz, 1843
	Species	Conus diadema Sowerby, 1834
	Species	Conus dispar Sowerby, 1833
	Species	Conus ermineus Born, 1778 – agate cone
	Species	Conus fergusoni Sowerby, 1873
	Species	Conus flamingo Petuch, 1980 – flamingo cone
	Species	Conus flavescens G. B. Sowerby II, 1834 – flame cone
	Species	Conus floridanus Gabb, 1868 – florida cone
	Species	Conus floridensis G. B. Sowerby II, 1870
	Species	Conus gladiator Broderip, 1833
	Species	Conus glicksteini Petuch, 1987
	Species	Conus gradatus Wood, 1828
	Species	Conus granulatus Linnaeus, 1758 – glory-of-the-Atlantic cone
	Species	Conus harasewychi Petuch, 1987
	Species	Conus jaspideus Gmelin, 1791 – jasper cone
	Species	Conus juliae Clench, 1942
	Species	Conus lucidus Wood, 1828
	Species	Conus macgintyi Pilsbry, 1955
	Species	Conus mazei Deshayes, 1874
	Species	Conus mcgintyi Pilsbry, 1955
	Species	Conus melvilli Sowerby, 1878
	Species	Conus mindanus Hwass, 1792 – Bermuda cone
	Species	Conus mus Hwass, 1792 – mouse cone
	Species	Conus patae Abbott, 1971 – sunrise cone
	Species	Conus patricius Hinds, 1843
	Species	Conus pealii Green, 1830
	Species	Conus perplexus Sowerby, 1857
	Species	Conus perryae Clench, 1942
	Species	Conus poormani S. S. Berry, 1968
	Species	Conus princeps Linnaeus, 1758
	Species	Conus purpurascens Sowerby, 1833
	Species	Conus rainesae McGinty, 1953
	Species	Conus ranuculus
	Species	Conus recurvus Broderip, 1833
	Species	Conus regius Gmelin, 1791 – crown cone
	Species	Conus regularis Sowerby, 1833
	Species	Conus scalaris Valenciennes, 1832
	Species	Conus selenae Van Mol, Tursch, and Kempf, 1967
	Species	Conus sennottorum Rehder and Abbott, 1951 – speckled cone
	Species	Conus sponsalis
	Species	Conus spurius Gmelin, 1791 – alphabet cone
	Species	Conus stearnsii Conrad, 1869
	Species	Conus stimpsoni Dall, 1902 – yellow cone
	Species	Conus tornatus Sowerby, 1933
	Species	Conus ustickei Miller In Usticke, 1959
	Species	Conus vexillum Gmelin, 1789
	Species	Conus villepinii P. Fischer and Bernardi, 1857
	Species	Conus virgatus Reeve, 1849
	Species	Conus vittatus Hwass In Bruguiere, 1792
	Species	Conus ximenes Gray, 1839
	Species	Conus ziczac Megerle von Muhlfeld, 1816

References


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	Other Source(s):
	Source:	NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)
	Acquired:	1996
	Notes:
	Reference for:	Conus

	Publication(s):
	Author(s)/Editor(s):	Turgeon, D. D., J. F. Quinn, Jr., A. E. Bogan, E. V. Coan, F. G. Hochberg, W. G. Lyons, et al.
	Publication Date:	1998
	Article/Chapter Title:	Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Mollusks, 2nd ed.
	Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:	American Fisheries Society Special Publication 26
	Page(s):	526
	Publisher:	American Fisheries Society
	Publication Place:	Bethesda, Maryland, USA
	ISBN/ISSN:	1-888569-01-8, 0097-0638
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	Reference for:	Conus

Geographic Information


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Comments


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