Miliariconus Explained

Miliariconus has become a synonym of the subgenus Conus (Virroconus) Iredale, 1930, represented as Conus Linnaeus, 1758, as shown in In the latest classification of the family Conidae by Puillandre N., Duda T.F., Meyer C., Olivera B.M. & Bouchet P. (2015) ^[1]

These are sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.^[2]

Species list

This list of synonyms of species is based on the information in the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) list.

• Miliariconus abbreviatus (Reeve, 1843): synonym of Conus abbreviatus Reeve, 1843
• Miliariconus aristophanes (G.B. Sowerby II, 1857): synonym of Conus aristophanes G. B. Sowerby II, 1857
• Miliariconus coronatus (Gmelin, 1791): synonym of Conus coronatus Gmelin, 1791
• Miliariconus encaustus (Kiener, 1845): synonym of Conus encaustus Kiener, 1845
• Miliariconus lecourtorum (Lorenz, 2011) : synonym of Conus lecourtorum (Lorenz, 2011)
• Miliariconus miliaris (Hwass in Bruguière, 1792): synonym of Conus miliaris Hwass in Bruguière, 1792
• Miliariconus taeniatus (Hwass in Bruguière, 1792): synonym of Conus taeniatus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792
• Miliariconus tiaratus (G.B. Sowerby I, 1833): synonym of Conus tiaratus G. B. Sowerby I, 1833

Further reading

• Kohn A. A. (1992). "Chronological Taxonomy of Conus, 1758-1840". Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington and London.
• Monteiro A. (ed.) (2007). The Cone Collector 1: 1-28.
• Berschauer D. (2010). Technology and the Fall of the Mono-Generic Family The Cone Collector 15: pp. 51-54
• Puillandre N., Meyer C.P., Bouchet P., and Olivera B.M. (2011), Genetic divergence and geographical variation in the deep-water Conus orbignyi complex (Mollusca: Conoidea), Zoologica Scripta 40(4) 350–363.

External links

• To World Register of Marine Species
• Gastropods.com: Conidae setting forth the genera recognized therein.

Notes and References

1. https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/mollus/eyu055 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
2. Bouchet, P. (2011). Miliariconus Tucker & Tenorio, 2009. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=578292 on 2011-08-07