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]
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Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus cardinalis (Hwass in Bruguihre, J.G., 1792) | |
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Genus: | Purpuriconus da Motta, 1991
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Conus cardinalis Hwass in Bruguière, 1792 | |
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Species within the former genus Purpuriconus include:[1]