the genus Bathyconus include: Bathyconus aculeiformis (Reeve, 1844): synonym of Conasprella aculeiformis Reeve, 1844 Bathyconus comatosus (Pilsbry, 1904): synonym of Conasprella comatosa Pilsbry, 1904 Bathyconus coriolisi (Röckel, Richard & Moolenbeek, 1995): synonym of Conasprella coriolisi (Röckel, Richard & Moolenbeek, 1995) Bathyconus dieteri (Moolenbeek, Zandbergen & Bouchet, 2008): synonym of Conasprella dieteri Moolenbeek, Zandbergen & Bouchet, 2008 Bathyconus elokismenos (Kilburn, 1975): synonym of Conasprella elokismenos (Kilburn, 1975) Bathyconus fijiensis (Moolenbeek, Zandbergen & Bouchet, 2008): synonym of Conasprella fijiensis Moolenbeek, Röckel & Bouchet, 2008 Bathyconus hypochlorus (Tomlin, 1937): synonym of Conasprella hypochlorus (Tomlin, 1937) Bathyconus insculptus (Kiener, 1845): synonym of Conasprella insculpta Kiener, 1845 Bathyconus joliveti (Moolenbeek, Zandbergen & Bouchet, 2008): synonym of Conasprella joliveti Moolenbeek, Röckel & Bouchet, 2008 Bathyconus milesi (E.A. Smith, 1887): synonym of Conus milesi E. A. Smith, 1887 Bathyconus orbignyi (Audouin, 1831): synonym of Conasprella orbignyi Audouin, 1831 Bathyconus pepeiu (Moolenbeek, Zandbergen & Bouchet, 2008): synonym of Conasprella pepeiu (Moolenbeek, Zandbergen & Bouchet, 2008) Bathyconus pseudorbignyi (Röckel & Lan, 1981): synonym of Conasprella pseudorbignyi Röckel & Lan, 1981 Bathyconus saecularis (Melvill, 1898): synonym of Conasprella saecularis Melvill, 1898 Bathyconus tiki (Moolenbeek, Zandbergen & Bouchet, 2008): synonym of Conasprella tiki (Moolenbeek, Zandbergen & Bouchet, 2008) Significance of "alternative representation" Prior to 2009, all cone species were placed within the family Conidae and were placed in one genus, Conus. In 2009 however, J.K. Tucker and M.J. Tenorio proposed a classification system for the over 600 recognized species that were in the family. Their classification proposed 3 distinct families and 82 genera for the living species of cone snails, including the family Conilithidae. This classification was based upon shell morphology, radular differences, anatomy, physiology, cladistics, with comparisons to molecular (DNA) studies. Published accounts of genera within the Conidae (or Conilithidae) that include the genus Bathyconus include J.K. Tucker & M.J. Tenorio (2009), and Bouchet et al. (2011). Testing in order to try to understand the molecular phylogeny of the Conidae was initially begun by Christopher Meyer and Alan Kohn, and is continuing, particularly with the advent of nuclear DNA testing in addition to mDNA testing. However, in 2011, some experts still prefer to use the traditional classification, where all species are placed in Conus within the single family Conidae: for example, according to the current November 2011 version of the World Register of Marine Species, all species within the family Conidae are in the genus Conus. The binomial names of