Conopleura Explained

Conopleura is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Drilliidae.^[1]

Distribution

These species are known from the Central Indo-Pacific.

Species

Species within the genus Conopleura include:

• Conopleura latiaxisa Chino, 2011^[2]
• Conopleura striata Hinds, 1844

Species brought into synonymy:

• Conopleura aliena Smriglio, Mariottini & Calascibetta, 1999: synonym of Tritia lima (Dillwyn, 1817)

References

• Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213

External links

• Hinds R. B. (1844-1845). Mollusca. In: The zoology of the voyage of H. M. S. "Sulphur", under the command of Captain Sir Edward Belcher, R. N., C. B., F. R. G. S., etc., during the years 1836-42. London: Smith, Elder and Co. v + 72 pp., 21 pls
• WMSDB - Worldwide Mollusc Species Data Base: family Drilliidae
• Nappo A., Rey X., Pellegrinii D., Bonomolo G., & Crocetta F., 2018 - Revisiting the disjunct distribution of Conopleura Hinds, 1844. Zootaxa 4392 (3)

Notes and References

1. P. Bouchet . Yu. I. Kantor . A. Sysoev . N. Puillandre . 2011 . A new operational classification of the Conoidea (Gastropoda) . . 77 . 3 . 273–308 . 10.1093/mollus/eyr017. free .
2. M. Chino . 2011 . A new species of Conopleura (Gastropoda - Turridae) from the Philippine Islands . . 3 . 4 . 67–70.