Paracuneus

Paracuneus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Gastropoda
Clade:Caenogastropoda
Clade:Hypsogastropoda
Clade:Neogastropoda
Superfamily:Conoidea
Family:Drilliidae
Genus:Paracuneus
Laseron, 1954
Type species
Mangelia immaculata Tenison-Woods, 1876
Species

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Paracuneus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Drilliidae.[1]

This genus is placed tentatively in the family Drilliidae.[2]

Species

Species within the genus Paracuneus include:

Species brought into synonymy
  • Paracuneus cockae Kilburn, 1977: synonym of Inkinga cockae (Kilburn, 1977)
  • Paracuneus platystoma (Smith E. A., 1877):[5] synonym of Inkinga platystoma (E. A. Smith, 1877)
  • Paracuneus spadix (Watson, 1886):[6] synonym of Paracuneus immaculatus (Tenison-Woods, 1876)

Distribution

The species in this marine genus are endemic to Australia and occur off New South Wales, Tasmania and Victoria.

References

  1. ↑ Paracuneus .  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 1 November 2011.
  2. ↑ P. Bouchet; Yu. I. Kantor; A. Sysoev; N. Puillandre (2011). "A new operational classification of the Conoidea (Gastropoda)". Journal of Molluscan Studies. 77 (3): 273–308. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyr017.
  3. ↑ Paracuneus immaculata (Tenison-Woods, 1876).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 April 2010.
  4. ↑ Paracuneus kemblensis Laseron, 1954.  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 April 2010.
  5. ↑ Paracuneus platystoma (Smith E. A., 1877).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 April 2010.
  6. ↑ Paracuneus spadix (Watson, 1886).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 April 2010.
  • Laseron, C. 1954. Revision of the New South Wales Turridae (Mollusca). Australian Zoological Handbook. Sydney : Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales 1-56, pls 1-12.


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