Conus (Atlanticonus)

Atlanticonus is a taxon of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Conidae. Although formerly described as a distinct subgenus, it is currently considered as an alternative representation of the cone snail genus, Conus.

Species

All the species formerly classified in the subgenus Atlanticonus are now considered as "alternate representations" of species in the genus Conus:

• Conus (Atlanticonus) cuna <small>(Petuch, 1998)</small> represented as Conus cuna <small>Petuch, 1998</small>
• †Conus (Atlanticonus) franklinae <small>Hendricks, 2015</small> represented as †Conus franklinae <small>Hendricks, 2015</small>
• Conus (Atlanticonus) glenni (Petuch, 1993) represented as Conus glenni <small>Petuch, 1993</small>
• Conus (Atlanticonus) granulatus (Linnaeus, 1758) represented as Conus granulatus <small>Linnaeus, 1758</small>
• †Conus (Atlanticonus) olssoni <small>Maury, 1917</small>represented as †Conus olssoni <small>Maury, 1917</small>
• Conus (Atlanticonus) ritae <small>(Petuch, 1995)</small> represented as Conus ritae <small>Petuch, 1995</small>

References

• Petuch E.J. & Sargent D.M. (2012) Rare and unusual shells of Southern Florida (Mainland, Florida Keys, Dry Tortugas). Mount Dora, Florida: Conch Republic Books. 189 pp.