''Protostrioconus'' is a synonym of ''Conus (Gastridium)'' Modeer, 1793 represented as ''

Conus ''Conus'' is a genus of venomous and predatory cone snails.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2015). Conus Linnaeus, 1758. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&i ...

'' Linnaeus, 1758. These are

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s in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.Bouchet, P. (2011). ''Protostrioconus'' Tucker & Tenorio, 2009. Accessed through:

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at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=574725 on 2012-01-21

Species

* ''Protostrioconus obscurus'' (G.B. Sowerby I, 1833) represented as '' Conus obscurus'' G.B. Sowerby I, 1833 (alternate representation)

References

* Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) ''Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods.'' Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp. page(s): 78
Puillandre N., Duda T.F., Meyer C., Olivera B.M. & Bouchet P. (2015). One, four or 100 genera? A new classification of the cone snails. Journal of Molluscan Studies. 81: 1-23

External links

To World Register of Marine Species
Conidae Monotypic gastropod genera {{Conidae-stub