Rhombiconus Knowpia

Rhombiconus
	Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Rhombiconus distans (Hwass in Bruguière, J.G., 1792)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda; clade Hypsogastropoda; clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Rhombiconus; Tucker & Tenorio, 2009
Type species
	Conus imperialis Linnaeus, 1758;
Synonyms
	Conus (Stephanoconus) Mörch, 1852; Rhombus Montfort, 1810;

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

Species edit

Rhombiconus distans (Hwass in Bruguière, 1792) represented as Conus distans Hwass in Bruguière, 1792 (alternate representation)
Rhombiconus imperialis (Linnaeus, 1758) represented as Conus imperialis Linnaeus, 1758 (alternate representation)
Rhombiconus pseudimperialis (Moolenbeek, Zandbergen & Bouchet, 2008) represented as Conus pseudimperialis Moolenbeek, Zandbergen & Bouchet, 2008 (alternate representation)
Rhombiconus zonatus (Hwass in Bruguière, 1792) represented as Conus zonatus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792 (alternate representation)

^ Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp.. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 2012-01-20.
^ ^a ^b Bouchet, P. (2011). Rhombiconus Tucker & Tenorio, 2009. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=578817 on 2012-01-21