Tenorioconus Explained

Tenorioconus is a synonym of Conus (Stephanoconus) Mörch, 1852,: synonym of Conus Linnaeus, 1758. These are sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.^{[1] [2]}

Species

The following species are alternate representation:

• Tenorioconus monicae Petuch & Berschauer, 2015
• Tenorioconus rosi Petuch & Berschauer, 2015
• Tenorioconus archon (Broderip, 1833): synonym of Conus archon Broderip, 1833 (alternate representation)
• Tenorioconus aurantius (Hwass in Bruguière, 1792): synonym of Conus aurantius Hwass in Bruguière, 1792 (alternate representation)
• Tenorioconus caracanus (Hwass in Bruguière, 1792): synonym of Conus cedonulli insularis Gmelin, 1791 (alternate representation)
• Tenorioconus cedonulli (Linnaeus, 1767): synonym of Conus cedonulli Linnaeus, 1767 (alternate representation)
• Tenorioconus curassaviensis (Hwass in Bruguière, 1792): synonym of Conus curassaviensis Hwass in Bruguière, 1792 (alternate representation)
• Tenorioconus dominicanus (Hwass in Bruguière, 1792): synonym of Conus cedonulli dominicanus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792 (alternate representation)
• Tenorioconus duffyi (Petuch, 1992): synonym of Conus duffyi Petuch, 1992 (alternate representation)
• Tenorioconus granarius (Kiener, 1845): synonym of Conus mappa granarius Kiener, 1845 (alternate representation)
• Tenorioconus harlandi (Petuch, 1987): synonym of Conus harlandi Petuch, 1987 (alternate representation)
• Tenorioconus insularis (Gmelin, 1791): synonym of Conus cedonulli insularis Gmelin, 1791 (alternate representation)
• Tenorioconus julieandreae (Cargile, 1995): synonym of Conus julieandreae Cargile, 1995 (alternate representation)
• Tenorioconus mappa (Lightfoot, 1786): synonym of Conus mappa Lightfoot, 1786 (alternate representation)
• Tenorioconus panamicus (Petuch, 1990): synonym of Conus mappa granarius Kiener, 1845 (alternate representation)
• Tenorioconus pseudaurantius (Vink & Cosel, 1985): synonym of Conus pseudaurantius Vink & Cosel, 1985 (alternate representation)
• Tenorioconus sanguineus (Kiener, 1850): synonym of Conus sanguineus Kiener, 1850
• Tenorioconus solidus (Gmelin, 1791): synonym of Conus solidus Gmelin, 1791
• Tenorioconus trinitarius (Hwass in Bruguière, 1792): synonym of Conus mappa trinitarius Hwass in Bruguière, 1792 (alternate representation)

The species Protoconus hanshassi Lorenz & Barbier, 2012 is a cone from the Philippines, discovered in 2012 and improperly categorized under the invalid junior homonym Protoconus (According to the World Register of Marine Species the genus Protoconus da Motta, 1991 is accepted as Tenorioconus Petuch & Drolshagen, 2011), hence it is more properly known as Tenorioconus hanshassi, synonym of Conus hanshassi (Lorenz & Barbier, 2012).^[3]

References

• 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

External links

• To World Register of Marine Species

Notes and References

1. Bouchet, P. (2011). Tenorioconus Petuch & Drolshagen, 2011. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=579940 on 2012-01-21
2. Petuch E.J. & Drolshagen M. (2011) Compendium of Florida fossil shells, volume 1. Wellington, Florida: MdM Publishing. 412 pp.
3. Lorenz F. & Barbier J.P. (2012) Two new cones from the Philippines (Gastropoda: Conidae). Acta Conchyliorum 11: 3-10. [April 2012] page(s): 5