Purpuriconus Explained

Purpuriconus has become a synonym of Conus (Dauciconus) Cotton, 1945 represented as Conus Linnaeus, 1758. These are sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the genus Conus, family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.^{[1] [2]}

Species

Species within the former genus Purpuriconus include:

• Purpuriconus alainallaryi (Bozzetti & Monnier, 2009): synonym of Conus alainallaryi Bozzetti & Monnier, 2009
• Purpuriconus arangoi (Sarasúa, 1977): synonym of Conus arangoi Sarasúa, 1977
• Purpuriconus belizeanus Petuch & Sargent, 2011: synonym of Conus belizeanus (Petuch & Sargent, 2011)
• Purpuriconus bessei (Petuch, 1992): synonym of Conus bessei Petuch, 1992
• Purpuriconus cardinalis (Hwass in Bruguière, 1792): synonym of Conus cardinalis Hwass in Bruguière, 1792
• Purpuriconus caysalensis (L. Raybaudi & Prati, 1994): synonym of Conus caysalensis L. Raybaudi & Prati, 1994
• Purpuriconus deynzerorum (Petuch, 1995): synonym of Conus deynzerorum Petuch, 1995
• Purpuriconus dianthus (G. B. Sowerby III, 1882): synonym of Conus dianthus G. B. Sowerby III, 1882
• Purpuriconus donnae (Petuch, 1998): synonym of Conus donnae Petuch, 1998
• Purpuriconus edwardpauli (Petuch, 1998): synonym of Conus edwardpauli Petuch, 1998
• Purpuriconus eleutheraensis (Petuch, 2013): synonym of Conus eleutheraensis (Petuch, 2013)
• Purpuriconus explorator (Vink, 1990): synonym of Conus explorator Vink, 1990
• Purpuriconus harasewychi (Petuch, 1987): synonym of Conus harasewychi Petuch, 1987
• Purpuriconus havanensis (Aguayo & Farfante, 1947): synonym of Conus havanensis Aguayo & Farfante, 1947
• Purpuriconus hennequini (Petuch, 1993): synonym of Conus hennequini Petuch, 1993
• Purpuriconus hilli (Petuch, 1990): synonym of Conus hilli Petuch, 1990
• Purpuriconus inconstans (E.A. Smith, 1877): synonym of Conus inconstans E. A. Smith, 1877
• Purpuriconus jacarusoi (Petuch, 1998): synonym of Conus jacarusoi Petuch, 1998
• Purpuriconus jucundus (G.B. Sowerby III, 1887): synonym of Conus jucundus G. B. Sowerby III, 1887
• Purpuriconus kalafuti (da Motta, 1987): synonym of Conus kalafuti da Motta, 1987
• Purpuriconus kirkandersi (Petuch, 1987): synonym of Conus kirkandersi Petuch, 1987
• Purpuriconus kulkulcan (Petuch, 1980): synonym of Conus kulkulcan Petuch, 1980
• Purpuriconus lucaya (Petuch, 2000): synonym of Conus lucaya Petuch, 2000
• Purpuriconus maculiferus (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833): synonym of Conus maculiferus G. B. Sowerby I, 1833
• Purpuriconus magellanicus (Hwass in Bruguière, 1792): synonym of Conus magellanicus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792
• Purpuriconus magnottei (Petuch, 1987): synonym of Conus magnottei Petuch, 1987
• Purpuriconus mayaguensis Nowell-Usticke, 1968: synonym of Conus mayaguensis Nowell-Usticke, 1968
• Purpuriconus orion (Broderip, 1833): synonym of Conus orion Broderip, 1833
• Purpuriconus ortneri (Petuch, 1998): synonym of Conus ortneri Petuch, 1998
• Purpuriconus pseudocardinalis (Coltro, 2004): synonym of Conus pseudocardinalis Coltro, 2004
• Purpuriconus richardbinghami (Petuch, 1993): synonym of Conus richardbinghami Petuch, 1993
• Purpuriconus rosalindensis (Petuch, 1993): synonym of Conus rosalindensis Petuch, 1998
• Purpuriconus sahlbergi (da Motta & Harland, 1986): synonym of Conus sahlbergi da Motta & Harland, 1986
• Purpuriconus sphacelatus (G.B. Sowerby I, 1833): synonym of Conus sphacelatus G. B. Sowerby I, 1833
• Purpuriconus stanfieldi (Petuch, 1998): synonym of Conus stanfieldi Petuch, 1998
• Purpuriconus theodorei (Petuch, 2000): synonym of Conus theodorei Petuch, 2000
• Purpuriconus velaensis (Petuch, 1993): synonym of Conus velaensis Petuch, 1993
• Purpuriconus vittatus (Hwass in Bruguière, 1792): synonym of Conus vittatus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792
• Purpuriconus ziczac (Mühlfeld, 1816): synonym of Conus ziczac Mühlfeld, 1816
• Purpuriconus zylmanae (Petuch, 1998): synonym of Conus zylmanae Petuch, 1998

External links

• To World Register of Marine Species

Notes and References

1. Bouchet, P. (2015). Purpuriconus da Motta, 1991. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=428963 on 2015-04-27
2. Filmer R.M. (2001). A Catalogue of Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidae 1758 - 1998. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden. 388pp.