Kioconus is a synonym of the subgenus Conus (Splinoconus) da Motta, 1991 represented as Conus Linnaeus, 1758. These are sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.
Distinguishing characteristics The Tucker & Tenorio 2009 taxonomy distinguishes Kioconus from Conus in the following ways:Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009), Systematic Classification of Recent and Fossil Conoidean Gastropods, ConchBooks, Hankenheim, Germany, 295 pp.
Genus Conus sensu stricto Linnaeus, 1758 Shell characters (living and fossil species) The basic shell shape is conical to elongated conical, has a deep anal notch on the shoulder, a smooth periostracum and a small operculum. The shoulder of the shell is usually nodulose and the protoconch is usually multispiral. Markings often include the presence of tents except for black or white color variants, with the absence of spiral lines of minute tents and textile bars. Radular tooth (not known for fossil species) The radula has an elongated anterior section with serrations and a large exposed terminating cusp, a non-obvious waist, blade is either small or absent and has a short barb, and lacks a basal spur. Geographical distribution These species are found in the Indo-Pacific region. Feeding habits These species eat other gastropods including cones.
the former genus Kioconus da Motta, 1991 Shell characters (living and fossil species) The shell is obconic with flat sides and carinate shoulders. The spire is only slightly scalariform. The protoconch is multispiral. The shell is ornamented with well developed cords on the whorl tops, and nodules which may persist or die out early. The anal notch is moderate to deep. The periostracum is tufted and ridged, and the operculum is moderate in size. Radular tooth (not known for fossil species) The anterior section of the radular tooth is roughly equal in length with the posterior section, and the blade covers between one-third to more than half the length of the anterior section. A basal spur is present, the barb is short, and the denticles are coarse. Geographical distribution The species in this genus occur in the Indo-Pacific region including Australia and South Africa. Feeding habits These cone snails are vermivorous, meaning that the cones prey on polychaete worms.
Species list This list of species is based on the information in the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) list. Species within the genus Kioconus include: Kioconus alconnelli (da Motta, 1986): synonym of Conus alconnelli da Motta, 1986 Kioconus caillaudii (Kiener, 1845): synonym of Conus caillaudii Kiener, 1845 Kioconus capreolus (Röckel, 1985): synonym of Conus capreolus Röckel, 1985 Kioconus dayriti (Röckel & da Motta, 1983): synonym of Conus dayriti Röckel & da Motta, 1983 Kioconus estivali (Moolenbeek & Richard, 1995): synonym of Conus estivali Moolenbeek & Richard, 1995 Kioconus gloriakiiensis (Kuroda & Itô, 1961): synonym of Conus gloriakiiensis Kuroda & Itô, 1961 Kioconus gondwanensis (Röckel & Moolenbeek, 1995): synonym of Conus gondwanensis Röckel & Moolenbeek, 1995 Kioconus hirasei (Kuroda, 1956): synonym of Conus hirasei (Kuroda, 1956) Kioconus lenavati (da Motta & Röckel, 1982): synonym of Conus lenavati da Motta & Röckel, 1982 Kioconus martensi (E.A. Smith, 1884): synonym of Conus martensi E. A. Smith, 1884 Kioconus nielsenae (Marsh, 1962): synonym of Conus nielsenae Marsh, 1962 Kioconus papuensis (Coomans & Moolenbeek, 1982): synonym of Conus papuensis Coomans & Moolenbeek, 1982 Kioconus plinthis (Richard & Moolenbeek, 1988): synonym of Conus plinthis Richard & Moolenbeek, 1988 Kioconus queenslandis (da Motta, 1984): synonym of Conus queenslandis da Motta, 1984 Kioconus recluzianus (Bernardi, 1853): synonym of Conus recluzianus Bernardi, 1853 Kioconus reductaspiralis (Walls, 1979): synonym of Conus reductaspiralis Walls, 1979 Kioconus roseorapum (G. Raybaudi & da Motta, 1990): synonym of Conus roseorapum G. Raybaudi & da Motta, 1990 Kioconus sazanka (Shikama, 1970): synonym of Conus sazanka Shikama, 1970 Kioconus shikamai (Coomans, Moolenbeek & Wils, 1985): synonym of Conus shikamai Coomans, Moolenbeek & Wils, 1985 Kioconus sugimotonis (Kuroda, 1928): synonym of Conus sugimotonis Kuroda, 1928 Kioconus thevenardensis (da Motta, 1987): synonym of Conus thevenardensis da Motta, 1987 Kioconus tribblei (Walls, 1977): synonym of Conus tribblei Walls, 1977 Kioconus typhon (Kilburn, 1975): synonym of Conus typhon Kilburn, 1975 Kioconus voluminalis (Reeve, 1843): synonym of Conus voluminalis Reeve, 1843
References
Further reading Kohn A. A. (1992). "Chronological Taxonomy of Conus, 1758-1840". Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington and London. Monteiro A. (ed.) (2007). The Cone Collector 1: 1-28. Berschauer D. (2010). Technology and the Fall of the Mono-Generic Family The Cone Collector 15: pp. 51-54 Puillandre N., Meyer C.P., Bouchet P., and Olivera B.M. (2011), Genetic divergence and geographical variation in the deep-water Conus orbignyi complex (Mollusca: Conoidea), Zoologica Scripta 40(4) 350-363.
External links To World Register of Marine Species Gastropods.com: Conidae setting forth the genera recognized therein.