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Outgroup virginiae loyaltiensis vaubani kanakinus puillandrei teramachii Profundiconus teramachii2 smirna profundorum neocaledonicus Californiconus californicus sagei Lilliconus traillii traillii2 Pygmaeconus tornata perplexa puncticulata Ximeniconus mindana stearnsii jaspidea ichinoseana longurionis hopwoodi pseudorbignyi comatosa orbignyi comatosa2 Fusiconus coriolisi orbignyi2 elokismenos orbignyi3 elokismenos3 elokismenos2 mcgintyi roberti Dalliconus Conasprella mazei arcuata Kohniconus emarginata delessertii incertae sedis centurio Kohniconus eucoronata Conasprella kimioi n.sp._balerensis alisi Boucheticonus pseudokimioi sieboldii ione Endemoconus somalica memiae pagoda baileyi eugrammata Conasprella boucheti wakayamaensis boholensis boholensis2 distans Fraterconus distans2 gondwanensis luciae stupa darkini acutangulus2 Turriconus acutangulus praecellens miniexcelsus andremenezi andremenezi2 chiangi zonatus imperialis2 imperialis pseudimperialis regius brunneus Stephanoconus bartschi archon cedonulli mappa aurantius curassaviensis pertusus vexillum namocanus rattus Rhizoconus rattus2 miles mustelinus capitaneus klemae sugimotonis Klemaeconus plinthis hirasei litoglyphus litoglyphus2 planorbis2 planorbis striatellus circumactus Strategoconus monile maldivus generalis augur varius2 varius fergusoni Pyruconus patricius tinianus papilliferus balteatus Floraconus anemone3 anemone2 anemone trigonus Plicaustraconus glans granum Leporiconus tenuistriatus hamamotoi capitanellus corallinus martensi troendlei fumigatus alconnelli hughmorrisoni biliosus Splinoconus boeticus viola lenavati tribblei queenslandis shikamai sp2 voluminalis princeps Ductoconus gladiator tabidus Monteiroconus mus vittatus recurvus virgatus sunderlandi burryae anabathrum magellanicus cardinalis arangoi jacarusoi zylmanae poormani cancellatus cancellatus2 Dauciconus villepinii2 villepinii sanderi stimpsoni villepinii3 boui daucus2 hilli amphiurgus massemini granulatus massemini2 daucus leopardus Lithoconus litteratus Elisaconus nussatella Hermes nussatella2 virgo virgo2 Conus terebra coelinae kintoki moreleti Virgiconus moreleti2 avidus frigidus frigidus3 frigidus2 quercinus3 quercinus2 quercinus5 quercinus4 quercinus quercinus6 diadema sanguinolentus Lividoconus lividus conco oridulus muriculatus lischkeanus lischkeanus2 kermadecensis medoci Dendroconus moncuri pergrandis Elisaconus spurius lorenzianus Lindaconus purpurascens Chelyconus ermineus caracteristicus arenatus zeylanicus Puncticulis vautieri arenatus3 arenatus2 sponsalis4 mcbridei nux sponsalis2 nanus Harmoniconus sponsalis musicus2 sponsalis3 musicus dorreensis aristophanes coronatus judaeus taeniatus Virroconus ebraeus miliaris2 encaustus miliaris abbreviatus obscurus geographus Gastridium tulipa cuvieri adamsonii bullatus Textilia kinoshitai bruuni Afonsoconus excelsus striatus gubernator stercusmuscarum occatus circumcisus gauguini2 gauguini Pionoconus striolatus catus magus magus2 consors striolatus2 monachus gigasulcatus sulcatus4 sulcatus3 sulcatus sp3 Asprella jisulcatus rolani sulcatus2 cocceus erythraeensis madecassinus radiatus parius janus ochroleucus nimbosus moluccensis Phasmoconus proximus sutanorcum mucronatus kuroharai australis australis3 armadillo australis2 betulinus glaucus Dendroconus gulinus tessulatus2 tessulatus Tesselliconus eburneus lozeti Plicaustraconus nobilis marchionatus Eugeniconus cordigera marmoreus bandanus Conus marmoreus2 amadis locumtenens Leptoconus locumtenens2 furvus omaria aulicus episcopatus Darioconus pennaceus madagascariensis magnicus aureus crocatus thalassiarchus retifer legatus gloriamaris victoriae2 victoriae Cylinder canonicus dalli ammiralis textile4 textile textile3 textile2 pulcher ateralbus trochulus Kalloconus venulatus venulatus2 mercator guinaicus pineaui dorotheae hybridus lineopunctatus aemulus xicoi allaryi variegatus variegatus2 micropunctatus ventricosus decoratus2 damottai diminutus damottai2 delanoyae3 decoratus borgesi raulsilvai Lautoconus antoniomonteiroi cuneolus2 regonae cuneolus3 cuneolus4 cuneolus maioensis crotchii2 miruchae crotchii3 fuscoavus2 crotchii innitus crotchii4 delanoyae delanoyae2 longilineus serranegrae fuscoavus fuscoavus3.
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