Pionoconus Explained

Pionoconus 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), Pionoconus has become a subgenus of Conus as Conus (Pionoconus) da Motta, 1991 (type species: Conus magus Linnaeus, 1758) : synonym of Conus Linnaeus, 1758^[3]

Species

The following species were brought into synonymy:

• Pionoconus achatinus (Gmelin, 1791) : synonym of Conus achatinus Gmelin, 1791 (alternate representation)
• Pionoconus arafurensis Monnier, Limpalaër & Robin, 2013: synonym of Conus (Pionoconus) arafurensis (Monnier, Limpalaër & Robin, 2013) : synonym of Conus arafurensis (Monnier, Limpalaër & Robin, 2013) (alternate representation)
• Pionoconus atimovatae Bozzetti, 2012: synonym of Conus (Pionoconus) atimovatae (Bozzetti, 2012) : synonym of Conus atimovatae (Bozzetti, 2012) (alternate representation)
• Pionoconus aurisiacus (Linnaeus, 1758) : synonym of Conus aurisiacus Linnaeus, 1758 (alternate representation)
• Pionoconus barbara (Brazier, 1898): synonym of Conus (Pionoconus) barbara Brazier, 1898 : synonym of Conus barbara Brazier, 1898 (alternate representation)
• Pionoconus barthelemyi (Bernardi, 1861) : synonym of Conus barthelemyi Bernardi, 1861 (alternate representation)
• Pionoconus boutetorum (Richard & Rabiller, 2013): synonym of Conus (Pionoconus) boutetorum Richard & Rabiller, 2013 : synonym of Conus boutetorum Richard & Rabiller, 2013 (alternate representation)
• Pionoconus catus (Hwass in Bruguière, 1792) : synonym of Conus catus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792 (alternate representation)
• Pionoconus circumcisus (Born, 1778) : synonym of Conus circumcisus Born, 1778 (alternate representation)
• Pionoconus consors (G.B. Sowerby I, 1833): synonym of Conus consors G. B. Sowerby I, 1833 (alternate representation)
• Pionoconus fischoederi (Röckel & da Motta, 1983) : synonym of Conus fischoederi Röckel & da Motta, 1983 (alternate representation)
• Pionoconus fulmen (Reeve, 1843) : synonym of Conus fulmen Reeve, 1843 (alternate representation)
• Pionoconus gauguini (Richard & Salvat, 1973) : synonym of Conus gauguini Richard & Salvat, 1973 (alternate representation)
• Pionoconus gubernator (Hwass in Bruguière, 1792) : synonym of Conus gubernator Hwass in Bruguière, 1792 (alternate representation)
• Pionoconus koukae Monnier, Limpalaër & Robin, 2013: synonym of Conus (Pionoconus) koukae (Monnier, Limpalaër & Robin, 2013) : synonym of Conus koukae (Monnier, Limpalaër & Robin, 2013) (alternate representation)
• Pionoconus leobottonii (Lorenz, 2006) : synonym of Conus leobottonii Lorenz, 2006 (alternate representation)
• Pionoconus magus (Linnaeus, 1758) : synonym of Conus magus Linnaeus, 1758 (alternate representation)
• Pionoconus marysae Lorenz, 2019: synonym of Conus (Pionoconus) marysae (Lorenz, 2019) represented as Conus marysae (Lorenz, 2019) (basionym)
• Pionoconus mascarenensis Monnier & Limpalaër, 2019: synonym of Conus (Pionoconus) mascarenensis (Monnier & Limpalaër, 2019) represented as Conus mascarenensis (Monnier & Limpalaër, 2019)
• Pionoconus monachus (Linnaeus, 1758) : synonym of Conus monachus Linnaeus, 1758 (alternate representation)
• Pionoconus morrisoni (G. Raybaudi Massilia, 1991): synonym of Conus (Pionoconus) morrisoni G. Raybaudi Massilia, 1991 : synonym of Conus morrisoni G. Raybaudi Massilia, 1991 (alternate representation)
• Pionoconus nigromaculatus (Röckel & Moolenbeek, 1992): synonym of Conus (Pionoconus) nigromaculatus Röckel & Moolenbeek, 1992 : synonym of Conus nigromaculatus Röckel & Moolenbeek, 1992 (alternate representation)
• Pionoconus nigropunctatus (G. B. Sowerby II, 1858): synonym of Conus (Pionoconus) nigropunctatus G. B. Sowerby II, 1858 : synonym of Conus nigropunctatus G. B. Sowerby II, 1858 (alternate representation)
• Pionoconus robini Limpalaër & Monnier, 2012: synonym of Conus (Pionoconus) robini (Limpalaër & Monnier, 2012) : synonym of Conus robini (Limpalaër & Monnier, 2012) (alternate representation)
• Pionoconus rouxi Monnier, Limpalaër & Robin, 2013: synonym of Conus (Pionoconus) rouxi (Monnier, Limpalaër & Robin, 2013) : synonym of Conus rouxi (Monnier, Limpalaër & Robin, 2013) (alternate representation)
• Pionoconus simonis (Bozzetti, 2010): synonym of Conus striolatus Kiener, 1848
• Pionoconus striatus (Linnaeus, 1758) : synonym of Conus striatus Linnaeus, 1758 (alternate representation)
• Pionoconus striolatus (Kiener, 1845) : synonym of Conus striolatus Kiener, 1845 (alternate representation)
• Pionoconus vinctus (A. Adams, 1855) : synonym of Conus vinctus A. Adams, 1855 itself a synonym of Conus monachus Linnaeus, 1758

External links

• To World Register of Marine Species

Notes and References

1. Bouchet, P. (2011). Pionoconus Mörch, 1852. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=428969 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. 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