''Rhizoconus'' is a

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of sea snails,

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gastropod

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s in the genus ''Conus'',

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, the

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and their allies.Bouchet, P. (2011). ''Rhizoconus'' Mörch, 1852. Accessed through:

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at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=428964 on 2012-01-21Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp. In the latest classification of the family Conidae by Puillandre N., Duda T.F., Meyer C., Olivera B.M. & Bouchet P. (2015), ''Rhizoconus'' has become a subgenus of ''Conus'' as ''Conus (Rhizoconus)'' Mörch, 1852 (type species: ''Conus miles'' Linnaeus, 1758 ) represented as ''

Conus ''Conus'' is a genus of predatory sea snails, or cone snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Conidae.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2015). Conus Linnaeus, 1758. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species ...

'' Linnaeus, 1758. 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
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Species

* ''Rhizoconus alisi'' (Moolenbeek, Röckel & Richard, 1995) represented as ''

Conasprella alisi ''Conasprella alisi'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella alisi (Moolenbeek, Röckel & Richard, 1995). Accessed through: World Register o ...

'' Moolenbeek, Röckel & Richard, 1995 (alternate representation) * ''Rhizoconus anosyensis'' (Bozzetti, 2008): synonym of ''Conus (Rhizoconus) anosyensis'' Bozzetti, 2008 represented as ''

Conus anosyensis ''Conus anosyensis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails A cone is a three-dimensional geometric shape that tapers smoothly from a flat base (frequently, though not necessarily, ...

'' Bozzetti, 2008 * ''Rhizoconus ardisiaceus'' (Kiener, 1845) represented as '' Conus ardisiaceus'' Kiener, 1845 (alternate representation) * ''Rhizoconus capitaneus'' (Linnaeus, 1758) represented as ''

Conus capitaneus ''Conus capitaneus'', common name the captain cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies. Like all species within the genus ''Conus'', these snails are predatory and v ...

'' Linnaeus, 1758 (alternate representation) * ''Rhizoconus cumingii'' (Reeve, 1848) represented as ''

Conus cumingii ''Conus cumingii'', common name Cuming's cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies. Like all species within the genus ''Conus'', these snails are predatory and venomo ...

'' Reeve, 1848 (alternate representation) * ''Rhizoconus fumigatus'' (Hwass in Bruguière, 1792) represented as ''

Conus fumigatus ''Conus fumigatus'', common name the smoky cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails A cone is a three-dimensional geometric shape that tapers smoothly from a flat base (frequen ...

'' Hwass in Bruguière, 1792 (alternate representation) * ''Rhizoconus hyaena'' (Hwass in Bruguière, 1792) represented as ''

Conus hyaena ''Conus hyaena'', common name the hyena cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails A cone is a three-dimensional geometric shape that tapers smoothly from a flat base (frequentl ...

'' Hwass in Bruguière, 1792 (alternate representation) * ''Rhizoconus miles'' (Linnaeus, 1758) represented as ''

Conus miles ''Conus miles'', common name the soldier cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies. Like all species within the genus ''Conus'', these snails are predatory and venomo ...

'' Linnaeus, 1758 (alternate representation) * ''Rhizoconus mustelinus'' (Hwass in Bruguière, 1792) represented as ''

Conus mustelinus ''Conus mustelinus'', common name the ermine cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies. These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans ...

'' Hwass in Bruguière, 1792 (alternate representation) * ''Rhizoconus namocanus'' (Hwass in Bruguière, 1792) represented as ''

Conus namocanus ''Conus namocanus'', common name the Namocanus cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies. Like all species within the genus ''Conus'', these snails are predatory and ...

'' Hwass in Bruguière, 1792 (alternate representation) * ''Rhizoconus peli'' (Moolenbeek, 1996) represented as ''

Conus peli ''Conus peli'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies. Like all species within the genus ''Conus'', these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stingin ...

'' Moolenbeek, 1996 (alternate representation) * ''Rhizoconus pertusus'' (Hwass in Bruguière, 1792) represented as ''

Conus pertusus ''Conus pertusus'', common name the pertusus cone or the lovely cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies. Like all species within the genus ''Conus'', these snails are ...

'' Hwass in Bruguière, 1792 (alternate representation) * ''Rhizoconus rattus'' (Hwass in Bruguière, 1792) represented as ''

Conus rattus ''Conus rattus'', common name the rat cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies. Like all species within the genus ''Conus'', these snails are predatory and venomous. ...

'' Hwass in Bruguière, 1792 (alternate representation) * ''Rhizoconus rawaiensis'' (da Motta, 1978) represented as ''

Conus rawaiensis ''Conus rawaiensis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies. Like all species within the genus ''Conus'', these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "s ...

'' da Motta, 1978 (alternate representation) * ''Rhizoconus tirardi'' (Röckel & Moolenbeek, 1996) represented as ''

Conus tirardi ''Conasprella tirardi'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.MolluscaBase (2018). Conasprella tirardi (Röckel & Moolenbeek, 1996). Accessed through: World Register of Ma ...

'' Röckel & Moolenbeek, 1996 (alternate representation) * ''Rhizoconus vexillum'' (Gmelin, 1791) represented as ''

Conus vexillum ''Conus vexillum'', common name the vexillum cone or the flag cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies. These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of ...

'' Gmelin, 1791 (alternate representation) * ''Rhizoconus wilsi'' (Delsaerdt, 1998) represented as '' Conus wilsi'' Delsaerdt, 1998 (alternate representation)
The following species were brought into synonymy: * ''Rhizoconus advertex'' Garrard, 1961: synonym of '' Conus advertex'' (Garrard, 1961) * ''Rhizoconus hirasei'' Kuroda, 1956: synonym of ''

Conus hirasei ''Conus hirasei'', common name ''Hirase's cone'', is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies. Like all species within the genus ''Conus'', these snails are predatory and ve ...

'' (Kuroda, 1956) * ''Rhizoconus kiicumulus'' Azuma, 1982: synonym of ''

Conus kiicumulus ''Conus kiicumulus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus kiicumulus (Azuma, 1982). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of ...

'' (Azuma, 1982) * ''Rhizoconus kimioi'' Habe, 1965: synonym of ''

Conasprella kimioi ''Conasprella kimioi'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies. Like all species within the genus ''Conasprella'', these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable ...

'' (Habe, 1965) * ''Rhizoconus klemae'' Cotton, 1953: synonym of '' Conus klemae'' (Cotton, 1953) * ''Rhizoconus nebulosus'' Azuma, 1973: synonym of ''

'' (Azuma, 1982) * ''Rhizoconus paradiseus'' Shikama, T., 1977: synonym of ''

Conus barthelemyi ''Conus barthelemyi'', common name the Barthelemy's cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails A cone is a three-dimensional geometric shape that tapers smoothly from a flat base ...

'' Bernardi, 1861 * ''Rhizoconus yoshioi'' Azuma, 1973: synonym of '' Conus sazanka'' Shikama, 1970

References

External links

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