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class="vector-body" aria-labelledby="firstHeading" data-mw-ve-target-container> <div class="vector-body-before-content"> <div class="mw-indicators"> </div> <div id="siteSub" class="noprint">From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</div> </div> <div id="contentSub"><div id="mw-content-subtitle"></div></div> <div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Genus of molluscs</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">This article is about the genus of snails. For the continguous area of the United States (CONUS), see <a href="/wiki/Contiguous_United_States" title="Contiguous United States">Contiguous United States</a>. For people with the surname "Conus", and other uses, see <a href="/wiki/Conus_(disambiguation)" class="mw-disambig" title="Conus (disambiguation)">Conus (disambiguation)</a>.</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <table class="infobox biota" style="text-align: left; width: 200px; font-size: 100%"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2" style="color:inherit; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(235,235,210)"><i>Conus</i><br /><div style="font-size: 85%;">Temporal range: <span class="noprint"><span style="display:inline-block;"></span><span style="display:inline-block;">Eocene–Recent</span> <span style="display:inline-block;"></span><div id="Timeline-row" style="margin: 4px auto 0; clear:both; width:220px; padding:0px; height:18px; overflow:visible; white-space:nowrap; border:1px #666; border-style:solid none; position:relative; z-index:0; font-size:97%;"> <div style="position:absolute; height:100%; left:0px; width:207.23076923077px; padding-left:5px; text-align:left; background-color:rgb(254,217,106); background-image: linear-gradient(to right, rgba(255,255,255,1), rgba(254,217,106,1) 15%, rgba(254,217,106,1));"><a href="/wiki/Precambrian" title="Precambrian">PreꞒ</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; height:100%; text-align:center; background-color:rgb(127,160,86); left:37.636923076923px; width:17.583076923077px;"><a href="/wiki/Cambrian" title="Cambrian">Ꞓ</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; height:100%; text-align:center; background-color:rgb(0,146,112); left:55.22px; width:14.807692307692px;"><a href="/wiki/Ordovician" title="Ordovician">O</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; height:100%; text-align:center; background-color:rgb(179,225,182); left:70.027692307692px; width:7.9470769230769px;"><a href="/wiki/Silurian" title="Silurian">S</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; height:100%; text-align:center; background-color:rgb(203,140,55); left:77.974769230769px; width:20.564923076923px;"><a href="/wiki/Devonian" title="Devonian">D</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; height:100%; text-align:center; background-color:rgb(103,165,153); left:98.539692307692px; width:20.294153846154px;"><a href="/wiki/Carboniferous" title="Carboniferous">C</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; height:100%; text-align:center; background-color:rgb(240,64,40); left:118.83384615385px; width:15.907015384615px;"><a href="/wiki/Permian" title="Permian">P</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; height:100%; text-align:center; background-color:rgb(129,43,146); left:134.74086153846px; width:17.092984615385px;"><a href="/wiki/Triassic" title="Triassic">T</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; height:100%; text-align:center; background-color:rgb(52,178,201); left:151.83384615385px; width:19.732307692308px;"><a href="/wiki/Jurassic" title="Jurassic">J</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; height:100%; text-align:center; background-color:rgb(127,198,78); left:171.56615384615px; width:26.095384615385px;"><a href="/wiki/Cretaceous" title="Cretaceous">K</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; height:100%; text-align:center; background-color:rgb(253,154,82); left:197.66153846154px; width:14.540307692308px;"><a href="/wiki/Paleogene" title="Paleogene">Pg</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; height:100%; text-align:center; background-color:rgb(255,230,25); left:212.20184615385px; width:6.9249230769231px;"><a href="/wiki/Neogene" title="Neogene">N</a></div> <div id="end-border" style="position:absolute; height:100%; background-color:#666; width:1px; left:219px"></div><div style="margin:0 auto; line-height:0; clear:both; width:220px; padding:0px; height:8px; overflow:visible; background-color:transparent; position:relative; top:-4px; z-index:100;"><div style="position:absolute; height:8px; left:201.04615384615px; width:18.953846153846px; background-color:#360; opacity:0.42;"></div> <div style="position:absolute; height:8px; left:201.04615384615px; width:18.953846153846px; background-color:#360; opacity:1;"></div> <div style="position:absolute; height:6px; top:1px; left:202.04615384615px; width:16.953846153846px; background-color:#6c3;"></div> </div> </div></span></div> </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Conus_abbas_1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Conus_abbas_1.jpg/220px-Conus_abbas_1.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="176" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Conus_abbas_1.jpg/330px-Conus_abbas_1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Conus_abbas_1.jpg/440px-Conus_abbas_1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="400" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-size: 88%">Apertural and abapertural views of <a href="/wiki/Gastropod_shell" title="Gastropod shell">shell</a> of <i><a href="/wiki/Conus_abbas" title="Conus abbas">Conus abbas</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="color:inherit; min-width:15em; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(235,235,210)"><a href="/wiki/Taxonomy_(biology)" title="Taxonomy (biology)">Scientific classification</a> <span class="plainlinks taxobox-edit-taxonomy skin-invert" style="font-size:smaller; float:right; padding-right:0.4em; margin-left:-3em;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Template:Taxonomy/Conus" title="Edit this classification"><img alt="Edit this classification" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr.svg/23px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr.svg/30px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20" /></a></span></span> </th></tr> <tr> <td>Domain: </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Eukaryote" title="Eukaryote">Eukaryota</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Kingdom: </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Animal" title="Animal">Animalia</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Phylum: </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mollusca" title="Mollusca">Mollusca</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Class: </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gastropoda" title="Gastropoda">Gastropoda</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Subclass: </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Caenogastropoda" title="Caenogastropoda">Caenogastropoda</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Order: </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Neogastropoda" title="Neogastropoda">Neogastropoda</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Superfamily: </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conoidea" title="Conoidea">Conoidea</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Family: </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conidae" title="Conidae">Conidae</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Genus: </td> <td><a class="mw-selflink selflink"><i>Conus</i></a><br /><small><a href="/wiki/Carl_Linnaeus" title="Carl Linnaeus">Linnaeus</a>, <a href="/wiki/10th_edition_of_Systema_Naturae" title="10th edition of Systema Naturae">1758</a><sup id="cite_ref-WoRMS_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WoRMS-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></small> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="color:inherit; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(235,235,210)"><a href="/wiki/Type_species" title="Type species">Type species</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center"><i><a href="/wiki/Conus_marmoreus" title="Conus marmoreus">Conus marmoreus</a></i><br /><div style="font-size: 85%;"><small><a href="/wiki/Carl_Linnaeus" title="Carl Linnaeus">Linnaeus</a>, <a href="/wiki/10th_edition_of_Systema_Naturae" title="10th edition of Systema Naturae">1758</a></small></div> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="color:inherit; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(235,235,210)">Species </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: left"> <p>See <a href="/wiki/List_of_Conus_species" title="List of Conus species">List of Conus species</a> </p> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="color:inherit; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(235,235,210)"><a href="/wiki/Synonym_(taxonomy)" title="Synonym (taxonomy)">Synonyms</a><sup id="cite_ref-WoRMS_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WoRMS-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: left"> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1214851843">.mw-parser-output .hidden-begin{box-sizing:border-box;width:100%;padding:5px;border:none;font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .hidden-title{font-weight:bold;line-height:1.6;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .hidden-content{text-align:left}@media all and (max-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .hidden-begin{width:auto!important;clear:none!important;float:none!important}}</style><div class="hidden-begin mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style=""><div class="hidden-title skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="">List</div><div class="hidden-content mw-collapsible-content" style=""> <ul><li><i>Afonsoconus</i> <small>Tucker & Tenorio, 2013</small></li> <li><i>Africonus</i> <small>Petuch, 1975</small></li> <li><i>Afroconus</i> <small>Petuch, 1975</small> [lapsus]</li> <li><i>Arubaconus</i> <small>Petuch, 2013</small></li> <li><i>Asprella</i> <small>Schaufuss, 1869</small></li> <li><i>Atlanticonus</i> <small>Petuch & Sargent, 2012</small></li> <li><i>Attenuiconus</i> <small>Petuch, 2013</small></li> <li><i>Austroconus</i> <small>Tucker & Tenorio, 2009</small></li> <li><i>Bermudaconus</i> <small>Petuch, 2013</small></li> <li><i>Brasiliconus</i> <small>Petuch, 2013</small></li> <li><i>Calamiconus</i> <small>Tucker & Tenorio, 2009</small></li> <li><i>Calibanus</i> <small>da Motta, 1991</small></li> <li><i>Cariboconus</i><small> Petuch, 2003</small></li> <li><i>Chelyconus</i> <small> Mörch, 1852</small></li> <li><i>Cleobula</i> <small>Iredale, 1930</small></li> <li><i>Conasprella</i> (<i>Varioconus</i>) <small>da Motta, 1991</small></li> <li><i>Conasprelloides</i> <small>Tucker & Tenorio, 2009</small></li> <li><i>Continuconus</i> <small>Tucker & Tenorio, 2013</small></li> <li><i>Conus (Afonsoconus)</i> <small>Tucker & Tenorio, 2013</small></li> <li><i>Conus (Asprella)</i> <small>Schaufuss, 1869</small></li> <li><i>Conus (Atlanticonus)</i> <small>Petuch & Sargent, 2012</small></li> <li><i>Conus (Attenuiconus)</i> <small>Petuch, 2013</small></li> <li><i>Conus (Austroconus)</i> <small>Tucker & Tenorio, 2009</small></li> <li><i>Conus (Bermudaconus)</i> <small>Petuch, 2013</small></li> <li><i>Conus (Brasiliconus)</i> <small>Petuch, 2013</small></li> <li><i>Conus (Calibanus)</i> <small>da Motta, 1991</small></li> <li><i>Conus (Chelyconus)</i> <small> Mörch, 1852</small></li> <li><i>Conus (Conus)</i><small> Linnaeus, 1758</small></li> <li><i>Conus (Coronaxis)</i><small> Swainson, 1840</small></li> <li><i>Conus (Cylinder)</i> <small>Montfort, 1810 </small></li> <li><i>Conus (Cylindrella)</i><small> Swainson, 1840</small></li> <li><i>Conus (Darioconus)</i> <small>Iredale, 1930</small></li> <li><i>Conus (Dauciconus)</i> <small>Cotton, 1945</small></li> <li><i>Conus (Dendroconus)</i> <small>Swainson, 1840</small></li> <li><i>Conus (Ductoconus)</i> <small>da Motta, 1991</small></li> <li><i>Conus (Elisaconus)</i> <small>Tucker & Tenorio, 2013</small></li> <li><i>Conus (Embrikena)</i> <small>Iredale, 1937</small></li> <li><i>Conus (Eremiconus)</i> <small>Tucker & Tenorio, 2009</small></li> <li><i>Conus (Eugeniconus)</i> <small>da Motta, 1991</small></li> <li><i>Conus (Floraconus)</i> <small>Iredale, 1930</small></li> <li><i>Conus (Fraterconus)</i> <small>Tucker & Tenorio, 2013</small></li> <li><i>Conus (Fulgiconus)</i> <small>da Motta, 1991</small></li> <li><i>Conus (Gastridium)</i> <small>Modeer, 1793</small></li> <li><i>Conus (Genuanoconus)</i> <small>J. K. Tucker & Tenorio, 2009</small></li> <li><i>Conus (Harmoniconus)</i> <small>da Motta, 1991</small></li> <li><i>Conus (Hermes)</i> <small>Montfort, 1810 </small></li> <li><i>Conus (Kalloconus)</i> <small>da Motta, 1991</small></li> <li><i>Conus (Kellyconus)</i> <small>Petuch, 2013</small></li> <li><i>Conus (Kioconus)</i> <small>da Motta, 1991</small></li> <li><i>Conus (Klemaeconus)</i> <small>Tucker & Tenorio, 2013</small></li> <li><i>Conus (Lamniconus)</i> <small>da Motta, 1991</small></li> <li><i>Conus (Lautoconus)</i> <small>Monterosato, 1923</small></li> <li><i>Conus (Leporiconus)</i> <small>Iredale, 1930</small></li> <li><i>Conus (Leptoconus)</i> <small>Swainson, 1840</small></li> <li><i>Conus (Lindaconus)</i> <small>Petuch, 2002</small></li> <li><i>Conus (Lithoconus)</i> <small> Mörch, 1852</small></li> <li><i>Conus (Lividoconus)</i> <small>Wils, 1970</small></li> <li><i>Conus (Magelliconus)</i> <small>da Motta, 1991</small></li> <li><i>Conus (Malagasyconus)</i> <small>Monnier & Tenorio, 2015</small></li> <li><i>Conus (Monteiroconus)</i> <small>da Motta, 1991</small></li> <li><i>Conus (Papyriconus)</i> <small>Tucker & Tenorio, 2013</small></li> <li><i>Conus (Phasmoconus)</i> <small> Mörch, 1852</small></li> <li><i>Conus (Pionoconus)</i> <small> Mörch, 1852</small></li> <li><i>Conus (Plicaustraconus)</i> <small>Moolenbeek, 2008</small></li> <li><i>Conus (Pseudonoduloconus)</i> <small>Tucker & Tenorio, 2009</small></li> <li><i>Conus (Pseudopterygia)</i> <small>Tucker & Tenorio, 2013</small></li> <li><i>Conus (Puncticulis)</i> <small>Swainson, 1840</small></li> <li><i>Conus (Purpuriconus)</i> <small>da Motta, 1991</small></li> <li><i>Conus (Pyruconus)</i> <small>Olsson, 1967</small></li> <li><i>Conus (Quasiconus)</i> <small>Tucker & Tenorio, 2009</small></li> <li><i>Conus (Rhizoconus)</i> <small> Mörch, 1852</small></li> <li><i>Conus (Rubroconus)</i> <small>Tucker & Tenorio, 2013</small></li> <li><i>Conus (Sandericonus)</i> <small>Petuch, 2013</small></li> <li><i>Conus (Sciteconus)</i> <small>da Motta, 1991</small></li> <li><i>Conus (Splinoconus)</i> <small>da Motta, 1991</small></li> <li><i>Conus (Spuriconus)</i><small> Petuch, 2003</small></li> <li><i>Conus (Stephanoconus)</i> <small> Mörch, 1852</small></li> <li><i>Conus (Strategoconus)</i> <small>da Motta, 1991</small></li> <li><i>Conus (Strioconus)</i> <small>Thiele, 1929</small></li> <li><i>Conus (Tesselliconus)</i> <small>da Motta, 1991</small></li> <li><i>Conus (Textilia)</i> <small>Swainson, 1840</small></li> <li><i>Conus (Theliconus)</i> <small>Swainson, 1840</small></li> <li><i>Conus (Turriconus)</i> <small>Shikama & Habe, 1968</small></li> <li><i>Conus (Virgiconus)</i> <small>Cotton, 1945</small></li> <li><i>Conus (Virroconus)</i> <small>Iredale, 1930</small></li> <li><i>Conus (Vituliconus)</i> <small>da Motta, 1991</small></li> <li><i>Cornutoconus</i> <small>Suzuki, 1972</small></li> <li><i>Coronaxis</i> <small>Swainson, 1840</small></li> <li><i>Coronaxis</i> (<i>Cylindrella</i>) <small>Swainson, 1840</small></li> <li><i>Coronaxis</i> (<i>Tuliparia</i>) <small>Swainson, 1840</small></li> <li><i>Cucullus</i> <small>Röding, 1798</small></li> <li><i>Cylinder</i> <small>Montfort, 1810</small></li> <li><i>Cylindrus</i> <small>Batsch, 1789</small></li> <li><i>Darioconus</i> <small>Iredale, 1930</small></li> <li><i>Dauciconus</i> <small>Cotton, 1945</small></li> <li><i>Dendroconus</i> <small>Swainson, 1840</small></li> <li><i>Dendroconus</i> (<i>Erythroconus</i>) <small>da Motta, 1991</small></li> <li><i>Dendroconus</i> (<i>Harmoniconus</i>) <small>da Motta, 1991</small></li> <li><i>Dendroconus</i> (<i>Ketyconus</i>) <small>da Motta, 1991</small></li> <li><i>Dendroconus</i> (<i>Lithoconus</i>) <small>Mörch, 1852</small></li> <li><i>Dendroconus</i> (<i>Sciteconus</i>) <small>da Motta, 1991</small></li> <li><i>Dendroconus</i> (<i>Socioconus</i>) <small>da Motta, 1991</small></li> <li><i>Dendroconus</i> (<i>Splinoconus</i>) <small>da Motta, 1991</small></li> <li><i>Dendroconus</i> (<i>Strioconus</i>) <small>Thiele, 1929</small></li> <li><i>Dendroconus</i> (<i>Tesselliconus</i>) <small>da Motta, 1991</small></li> <li><i>Ductoconus</i> <small>da Motta, 1991</small></li> <li><i>Dyraspis</i> <small>Iredale, 1949</small></li> <li><i>Elisaconus</i> <small>Tucker & Tenorio, 2013</small></li> <li><i>Embrikena</i> <small>Iredale, 1937</small></li> <li><i>Eremiconus</i> <small>Tucker & Tenorio, 2009</small></li> <li><i>Erythroconus</i> <small>da Motta, 1991</small></li> <li><i>Eugeniconus</i> <small>da Motta, 1991</small></li> <li><i>Floraconus</i> <small>Iredale, 1930</small></li> <li><i>Floraconus</i> (<i>Sciteconus</i>) <small>da Motta, 1991</small></li> <li><i>Fraterconus</i> <small>Tucker & Tenorio, 2013</small></li> <li><i>Fulgiconus</i> <small>da Motta, 1991</small></li> <li><i>Gastridium</i> <small>Modeer, 1793</small></li> <li><i>Genuanoconus</i> <small>Tucker & Tenorio, 2009</small></li> <li><i>Gladioconus</i> <small>Tucker & Tenorio, 2009</small></li> <li><i>Gradiconus</i> <small>da Motta, 1991</small></li> <li><i>Graphiconus</i> <small>da Motta, 1991</small></li> <li><i>Harmoniconus</i> <small>da Motta, 1991</small></li> <li><i>Hermes</i> <small>Montfort, 1810</small></li> <li><i>Hermes</i> (<i>Heroconus</i>) <small>da Motta, 1991</small></li> <li><i>Hermes</i> (<i>Hermes</i>) <small>da Motta, 1991</small></li> <li><i>Isoconus</i> <small>Tucker & Tenorio, 2013</small></li> <li><i>Kalloconus</i> <small>da Motta, 1991</small></li> <li><i>Kalloconus</i> (<i>Trovaoconus</i>) <small>) J. K. Tucker & Tenorio, 2009</small></li> <li><i>Kellyconus</i> <small>Petuch, 2013</small></li> <li><i>Ketyconus</i> <small>da Motta, 1991</small></li> <li><i>Kioconus</i> <small>da Motta, 1991</small></li> <li><i>Kioconus</i> (<i>Isoconus</i>) <small>J. K. Tucker & Tenorio, 2013</small></li> <li><i>Kioconus</i> (<i>Ongoconus</i>) <small>da Motta, 1991</small></li> <li><i>Klemaeconus</i> <small>Tucker & Tenorio, 2013</small></li> <li><i>Kurodaconus</i> Shikama & Habe, 1968</li> <li><i>Lamniconus</i> <small>da Motta, 1991</small></li> <li><i>Lautoconus</i> <small>Monterosato, 1923</small></li> <li><i>Lautoconus (Lautoconus)</i> <small>Monterosato, 1923</small></li> <li><i>Leporiconus</i> <small>Iredale, 1930</small></li> <li><i>Leptoconus</i> <small>Swainson, 1840</small></li> <li><i>Leptoconus (Calibanus)</i> <small>da Motta, 1991</small></li> <li><i>Leptoconus (Chelyconus)</i> <small>Mörch, 1852</small></li> <li><i>Leptoconus (Gradiconus)</i> <small>da Motta, 1991</small></li> <li><i>Leptoconus (Graphiconus)</i> <small>da Motta, 1991</small></li> <li><i>Leptoconus (Lamniconus)</i> <small>da Motta, 1991</small></li> <li><i>Leptoconus (Phasmoconus)</i> <small>Mörch, 1852</small></li> <li><i>Leptoconus (Protoconus)</i> <small>da Motta, 1991</small></li> <li><i>Leptoconus (Purpuriconus)</i> <small>da Motta, 1991</small></li> <li><i>Leptoconus (Rhizoconus)</i> <small>Mörch, 1852</small></li> <li><i>Leptoconus (Thoraconus)</i> <small>da Motta, 1991</small></li> <li><i>Lindaconus</i> <small>Petuch, 2002</small></li> <li><i>Lithoconus</i> <small> Mörch, 1852</small></li> <li><i>Lividiconus</i> [lapsus]</li> <li><i>Lividoconus</i> <small>Wils, 1970</small></li> <li><i>Magelliconus</i> <small>da Motta, 1991</small></li> <li><i>Miliariconus</i> <small>Tucker & Tenorio, 2009</small></li> <li><i>Mitraconus</i> <small>Tucker & Tenorio, 2013</small></li> <li><i>Monteiroconus</i> <small>da Motta, 1991</small></li> <li><i>Nataliconus</i> <small>Tucker & Tenorio, 2009</small></li> <li><i>Nimboconus</i> <small>Tucker & Tenorio, 2013</small></li> <li><i>Nitidoconus</i> <small>Tucker & Tenorio, 2013</small></li> <li><i>Nubecula</i> <small>Herrmanssen, 1847</small></li> <li><i>Papyriconus</i> <small>Tucker & Tenorio, 2013</small></li> <li><i>Phasmoconus</i> <small> Mörch, 1852</small></li> <li><i>Phasmoconus</i> (<i>Fulgiconus</i>) <small>da Motta, 1991</small></li> <li><i>Phasmoconus</i> (<i>Graphiconus</i>) <small>da Motta, 1991</small></li> <li><i>Phasmoconus</i> (<i>Phasmoconus</i>) <small>Mörch, 1852</small></li> <li><i>Pictoconus</i> <small>Limpalaër & Monnier, 2018</small></li> <li><i>Pionoconus</i> <small> Mörch, 1852</small></li> <li><i>Plicaustraconus</i> <small>Moolenbeek, 2008</small></li> <li><i>Poremskiconus</i> <small>Petuch, 2013</small></li> <li><i>Protoconus</i> <small>da Motta, 1991</small> (Invalid: junior homonym of Protoconus Yu, 1979 and Protoconus Stinchcomb, 1986; Tenorioconus is a replacement name)</li> <li><i>Protostrioconus</i> <small>Tucker & Tenorio, 2009</small></li> <li><i>Pseudohermes</i> <small>Tucker & Tenorio, 2013</small></li> <li><i>Pseudonoduloconus</i> <small>Tucker & Tenorio, 2009</small></li> <li><i>Pseudopterygia</i> <small>Tucker & Tenorio, 2013</small></li> <li><i>Puncticulis</i> <small>Swainson, 1840</small></li> <li><i>Purpuriconus</i> <small>da Motta, 1991</small></li> <li><i>Pyruconus</i> <small>Olsson, 1967</small></li> <li><i>Quasiconus</i> <small>Tucker & Tenorio, 2009</small></li> <li><i>Regiconus</i> <small>Iredale, 1930</small></li> <li><i>Rhizoconus</i> <small> Mörch, 1852</small></li> <li><i>Rhombiconus</i> <small>Tucker & Tenorio, 2009</small></li> <li><i>Rhombus</i> <small>Montfort, 1810 </small>(Invalid: junior homonym of Rhombus Walbaum, 1792 [Pisces])</li> <li><i>Rolaniconus</i> <small>Tucker & Tenorio, 2009</small></li> <li><i>Rollus</i> <small>Montfort, 1810</small></li> <li><i>Rubroconus</i> <small>Tucker & Tenorio, 2013</small></li> <li><i>Sandericonus</i> <small>Petuch, 2013</small></li> <li><i>Sciteconus</i> <small>da Motta, 1991</small></li> <li><i>Seminoleconus</i><small> Petuch, 2003</small></li> <li><i>Spuriconus</i><small> Petuch, 2003</small></li> <li><i>Stellaconus</i> <small>Tucker & Tenorio, 2009</small></li> <li><i>Stephanoconus</i> <small> Mörch, 1852</small></li> <li><i>Strategoconus</i> <small>da Motta, 1991</small></li> <li><i>Strategoconus</i> (<i>Vituliconus</i>) <small>da Motta, 1991</small></li> <li><i>Strioconus</i> <small>Thiele, 1929</small></li> <li><i>Sulciconus</i> <small>Bielz, 1869</small></li> <li><i>Taranteconus</i> <small>Azuma, 1972</small></li> <li><i>Tenorioconus</i> <small>Petuch & Drolshagen, 2011</small></li> <li><i>Tesselliconus</i> <small>da Motta, 1991</small></li> <li><i>Textilia</i> <small>Swainson, 1840</small></li> <li><i>Textiliinae</i> <small>da Motta, 1995</small></li> <li><i>Thalassiconus</i> <small>Tucker & Tenorio, 2013</small>)</li> <li><i>Thoraconus</i> <small>da Motta, 1991</small></li> <li><i>Trovaoconus</i> <small>Tucker & Tenorio, 2009</small></li> <li><i>Tuckericonus</i> <small>Petuch, 2013</small></li> <li><i>Turriconus</i> <small>Shikama & Habe, 1968</small></li> <li><i>Turriconus</i> (<i>Kurodaconus</i>) <small>Shikama & Habe, 1968</small></li> <li><i>Turriconus</i> (<i>Mitraconus</i>) <small>J. K. Tucker & Tenorio, 2013</small></li> <li><i>Turriconus</i> (<i>Turriconus </i>) <small>Shikama & Habe, 1968</small></li> <li><i>Utriculus</i> <small>Schumacher, 1817</small></li> <li><i>Varioconus</i> <small>da Motta, 1991</small></li> <li><i>Virgiconus</i> <small>Cotton, 1945</small></li> <li><i>Virroconus</i> <small>Iredale, 1930</small></li> <li><i>Vituliconus</i> <small>da Motta, 1991</small></li></ul> </div></div> </td></tr> </tbody></table><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238732961">@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox.biota tr{background:transparent!important}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox.biota img{background:transparent}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox.biota tr{background:transparent!important}html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox.biota img{background:white}}.mw-parser-output .infobox.biota .taxobox-edit-taxonomy img{background:transparent!important}body.skin-vector .mw-parser-output table.biota.infobox{margin-top:0.5em}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output table.biota.infobox tr.taxonrow td{padding:2px 10px}</style> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Conus_pelagicus_Brocchi_1814Pliocene_Cyprus.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Conus_pelagicus_Brocchi_1814Pliocene_Cyprus.jpg/250px-Conus_pelagicus_Brocchi_1814Pliocene_Cyprus.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="303" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Conus_pelagicus_Brocchi_1814Pliocene_Cyprus.jpg/330px-Conus_pelagicus_Brocchi_1814Pliocene_Cyprus.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Conus_pelagicus_Brocchi_1814Pliocene_Cyprus.jpg/500px-Conus_pelagicus_Brocchi_1814Pliocene_Cyprus.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1324" data-file-height="2009" /></a><figcaption>Fossil <i>Conus pelagicus</i> from the Pliocene of Cyprus</figcaption></figure> <p><i><b>Conus</b></i> is a <a href="/wiki/Genus" title="Genus">genus</a> of venomous and predatory <a href="/wiki/Cone_snail" title="Cone snail">cone snails</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-WoRMS_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WoRMS-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Prior to 2009, it included all cone snail species but is now more precisely defined. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Description">Description</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Conus&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Description"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The thick shell of species in the genus <i>Conus</i> <a href="/wiki/Sensu_stricto" class="mw-redirect" title="Sensu stricto">sensu stricto</a>, is obconic, with the <a href="/wiki/Whorl_(mollusc)" title="Whorl (mollusc)">whorls</a> enrolled upon themselves. The spire is short, smooth or tuberculated. The narrow <a href="/wiki/Aperture_(mollusc)" title="Aperture (mollusc)">aperture</a> is elongated with parallel margins and is truncated at the base. The <a href="/wiki/Operculum_(gastropod)" title="Operculum (gastropod)">operculum</a> is very small relative to the size of the shell. It is corneous, narrowly elongated, with an apical nucleus, and the impression of the <a href="/wiki/Skeletal_muscle" title="Skeletal muscle">muscular</a> attachment varies from one-half to two-thirds of the inner surface. The outer lip shows a slight sutural sinus.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Distribution_and_habitat">Distribution and habitat</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Conus&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Distribution and habitat"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Species in the genus <i>Conus</i> <a href="/wiki/Sensu_stricto" class="mw-redirect" title="Sensu stricto">sensu stricto</a> can be found in the tropical and subtropical seas of the world, at depths ranging from the <a href="/wiki/Sublittoral" class="mw-redirect" title="Sublittoral">sublittoral</a> (c. 200 m) to 1,000 m (656 to 3,280 ft). They are very variable in some of their characters, such as the tuberculation of the <a href="/wiki/Spire_(mollusc)" title="Spire (mollusc)">spire</a> and <a href="/wiki/Body_whorl" title="Body whorl">body whorl</a>, striae, colors and the pattern of coloring. </p><p>The oldest known fossil of <i>Conus</i> is from the lower <a href="/wiki/Eocene" title="Eocene">Eocene</a>, about 55 million years ago.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Conus&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/List_of_Conus_species" title="List of Conus species">List of Conus species</a> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Conus&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-WoRMS-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-WoRMS_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-WoRMS_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-WoRMS_1-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2015). Conus Linnaeus, 1758. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137813">http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137813</a> on 2015-11-12</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/manualconch06tryorich">G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFDudaKohn2005" class="citation journal cs1">Duda, Thomas F. Jr.; Kohn, Alan J. (February 2005). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S105579030400291X">"Species-level pylogeography and evolutionary history of the hyperdiverse marine gastropod genus <i>Conus</i>"</a>. <i>Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution</i>. <b>34</b> (2). Abstract, Introduction. <a href="/wiki/Bibcode_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bibcode (identifier)">Bibcode</a>:<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2005MolPE..34..257D">2005MolPE..34..257D</a>. <a href="/wiki/Doi_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="Doi (identifier)">doi</a>:<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.ympev.2004.09.012">10.1016/j.ympev.2004.09.012</a>. <a href="/wiki/PMID_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="PMID (identifier)">PMID</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15619440">15619440</a> – via Science Direct.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Molecular+Phylogenetics+and+Evolution&rft.atitle=Species-level+pylogeography+and+evolutionary+history+of+the+hyperdiverse+marine+gastropod+genus+Conus&rft.volume=34&rft.issue=2&rft.pages=Abstract%2C+Introduction&rft.date=2005-02&rft_id=info%3Apmid%2F15619440&rft_id=info%3Adoi%2F10.1016%2Fj.ympev.2004.09.012&rft_id=info%3Abibcode%2F2005MolPE..34..257D&rft.aulast=Duda&rft.aufirst=Thomas+F.+Jr.&rft.au=Kohn%2C+Alan+J.&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sciencedirect.com%2Fscience%2Farticle%2Fabs%2Fpii%2FS105579030400291X&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AConus" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <ul><li>Röckel, D., Korn, W. & Kohn, A.J. 1995. <i>Manual of the Living Conidae. Volume 1: Indo-Pacific Region</i>. Wiesbaden : Hemmen 517 pp.</li> <li>Filmer R.M. (2001). <i>A Catalogue of Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidae 1758 - 1998</i>. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden. 388pp.</li> <li>Tucker J.K. (2009). <i>Recent cone species database</i>. September 4, 2009 Edition</li> <li>Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) <i>Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods</i>. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp</li> <li>Monnier E., Limpalaër L., Robin A. & Roux C. (2018). <i>A taxonomic iconography of living Conidae</i>. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 2 vols. 1205 pp.page(s): 345</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/mollus/eyu055">Puillandre N., Duda T.F., Meyer C., Olivera B.M. & Bouchet P. (2015). <i>One, four or 100 genera? A new classification of the cone snails.</i> Journal of Molluscan Studies. 81: 1-23</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Further_reading">Further reading</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Conus&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Further reading"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFKohn1992" class="citation book cs1">Kohn, A. A. (1992). <i>Chronological Taxonomy of </i>Conus<i>, 1758–1840</i>. 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