Bathyconus is a subgenus of sea snails, cone snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the genus Conasprella, family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies. In the new classification of the family Conidae by Puillandre N., Duda T.F., Meyer C., Olivera B.M. & Bouchet P. (2015), Bathyconus has become a subgenus of Conasprella: Conasprella (Fusiconus) Tucker & Tenorio, 2009 represented as Conasprella Thiele, 1929 Distinguishing characteristics The Tucker & Tenorio 2009 taxonomy distinguishes Bathyconus from Conus in the following ways: 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. Subgenus Bathyconus Tucker & Tenorio, 2009 Shell characters (living and fossil species) The protoconch is multispiral, the shell is elongated conical in shape, the spire is elevated, the shoulders have nodules at the periphery. A central cord bisects the early whorls, followed by two to three cords on the outer whorls, and the body whorl of the shell has numerous cords. The anal notch is deep. The periostracum is smooth, and the operculum is small. Radular tooth (not known for fossil species) The anterior section of the radula is much shorter than posterior section, and the waist is obvious. The blade and posterior blade covers the anterior section of the radular tooth. A basal spur is present, the barb and blade are short. The anterior end of the shaft fold is blunt. Geographical distribution These species are found throughout the Indo-Pacific region. Feeding habits These species are presumed to be vermivorous (meaning that they prey on marine worms) based upon their radular morphology. Species list This list of species is based on the information in the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) list. Species within