Paracuneus
| Paracuneus | |
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| Paracuneus immaculatus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Drilliidae |
| Genus: | Paracuneus Laseron, 1954 |
| Type species | |
| Mangelia immaculata Tenison-Woods, 1876
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| Species | |
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Paracuneus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Drilliidae.[1]
This genus is placed tentatively in the family Drilliidae.[2]
Species[edit]
Species within the genus Paracuneus include:
- Paracuneus immaculatus (Tenison-Woods, 1876)[3]
- Paracuneus kemblensis Laseron, 1954[4]
- Species brought into synonymy
- Paracuneus cockae Kilburn, 1977: synonym of Inkinga cockae (Kilburn, 1977)
- Paracuneus platystoma (Smith E. A., 1877):[5] synonym of Inkinga platystoma (E. A. Smith, 1877)
- Paracuneus spadix (Watson, 1886):[6] synonym of Paracuneus immaculatus (Tenison-Woods, 1876)
Distribution[edit]
The species in this marine genus are endemic to Australia and occur off New South Wales, Tasmania and Victoria.
References[edit]
- ^ Paracuneus. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 1 November 2011.
- ^ P. Bouchet; Yu. I. Kantor; A. Sysoev; N. Puillandre (2011). "A new operational classification of the Conoidea (Gastropoda)" (PDF). Journal of Molluscan Studies. 77 (3): 273–308. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyr017.
- ^ Paracuneus immaculata (Tenison-Woods, 1876). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 April 2010.
- ^ Paracuneus kemblensis Laseron, 1954. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 April 2010.
- ^ Paracuneus platystoma (Smith E. A., 1877). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 April 2010.
- ^ Paracuneus spadix (Watson, 1886). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 April 2010.
- Laseron, C. 1954. Revision of the New South Wales Turridae (Mollusca). Australian Zoological Handbook. Sydney : Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales 1-56, pls 1-12.
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