Pionoconus

Pionoconus is a subgenus of marine gastropod mollusks, specifically cone snails, within the genus Conus and the family Conidae. According to the 2015 classification of the Conidae family by Puillandre, Duda, Meyer, Olivera, and Bouchet, Pionoconus was reclassified as a subgenus of Conus, designated as Conus (Pionoconus) da Motta, 1991.

Its type species is Conus magus Linnaeus, 1758, and the name Pionoconus is now considered a synonym of Conus Linnaeus, 1758. Many species previously placed in Pionoconus are now treated as synonyms of their respective Conus species, including Conus achatinus, Conus arafurensis, Conus atimovatae, Conus aurisiacus, Conus barbara, Conus barthelemyi, Conus boutetorum, Conus catus, Conus circumcisus, Conus consors, Conus fischoederi, Conus fulmen, Conus gauguini, Conus gubernator, Conus koukae, Conus leobottonii, Conus magus, Conus marysae, Conus mascarenensis, Conus monachus, Conus morrisoni, Conus nigromaculatus, Conus nigropunctatus, Conus robini, Conus rouxi, Conus striatus, and Conus striolatus. Additionally, Pionoconus simonis is a synonym of Conus striolatus, and Pionoconus vinctus is a synonym of Conus monachus.