Conus (Atlanticonus) | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Conidae |
Genus: | Conus |
Subgenus: |
Atlanticonus Petuch & Sargent, 2012 |
Type species | |
Conus granulatus Linnaeus, 1758
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Synonyms | |
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Conus (Atlanticonus) is a taxon of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Conidae. Although formerly described as a distinct subgenus, it is currently considered as an alternative representation of the cone snail genus, Conus. [1]
All the species formerly classified in the subgenus Atlanticonus are now considered as "alternate representations" of species in the genus Conus: [1]