Paracuneus
Genus of gastropods
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Paracuneus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Drilliidae.[1]
| Paracuneus | |
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| Paracuneus immaculatus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| 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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This genus is placed tentatively in the family Drilliidae.[2]
Species
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
The species in this marine genus are endemic to Australia and occur off New South Wales, Tasmania and Victoria.