Kioconus is a synonym of the subgenus Conus (Splinoconus) da Motta, 1991 represented as Conus Linnaeus, 1758. These are sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]
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Apertural view of shell Conus gloriakiiensis (Kuroda & Itô, 1961) | |
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Subfamily: | Puncticuliinae
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Genus: | Kioconus da Motta, 1991
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Conus (Splinoconus) da Motta, 1991 |
The Tucker & Tenorio 2009 taxonomy distinguishes Kioconus from Conus in the following ways:[2]
This list of species is based on the information in the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) list. Species within the genus Kioconus include:[1]