Conus attenuatus
Species of sea snail
Conus attenuatus
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus attenuatus Reeve, L.A., 1844
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
Subclass:
Caenogastropoda
Order:
Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Conoidea
Family:
Conidae
Genus:
Conus
Species:
C. attenuatus
Binomial name
Conus attenuatus
Synonyms [ 2]
Attenuiconus attenuatus (Reeve, 1844) Conus (Attenuiconus) attenuatus Reeve, 1844 · accepted, alternate representationConus bifasciatus G. B. Sowerby II, 1857 (invalid: junior homonym of Conus bifasciatus Gmelin, 1791)Conus fasciatus A. Adams, 1855 (invalid: junior homonym of Conus fasciatus Schröter, 1803 and several others; C. bifasciatus Sowerby is a replacement name)Conus ustickei Nowell-Usticke, 1959 Dauciconus attenuatus (Reeve, 1844)
Conus attenuatus thin cone , is a species of sea snail , a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae , the cone snails and their allies.[ 2]
Like all species within the genus Conus , these snails are predatory and venomous . They are capable of "stinging" humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico ; also off the Mid-Atlantic Ridge .
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 28 mm.[ 3]
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 10 m.[ 3] [ 3]
References
Filmer R.M. (2001). A Catalogue of Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidae 1758 – 1998. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden. 388pp.
Rabiller M. & Richard G. (2019). Conidae offshore de Guadeloupe : Description du matériel dragué lors de l'expédition KARUBENTHOS 2 contenant de nouvelles espèces. Xenophora Taxonomy. 24: 3–31.
External links
Reeve L.A. (1843–1844). Monograph of the genus Conus. In: Conchologia Iconica, vol. 1, pl. 1-47 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [pl. 1-3 without imprinted date, assumed to be January 1843; stated dates: pl. 4, January 1843; pl. 5, june 1843; pl. 6-7, March 1843; pl. 8-10, April 1843; pl. 12-13, May 1843; pl. 11, 14–16, June 1843; pl. 17-19, July 1843; pl. 20-23, August 1843; pl. 24-26, September 1843; pl. 27-28, October 1843; pl. 29-35, November 1843; 36–39, December 1843; pl. 40-43, January 1844; pl. 44-47, February 1844] Reeve, L. A. (1844 ["1843"]). Descriptions of new species of shells figured in the ‛Conchologia Iconica'. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 11: 168–197 Sowerby, G.B. II (1857–1858). Monograph of the genus Conus. In: G.B. Sowerby II (ed.), Thesaurus Conchyliorum, vol. 3(17): 1–24, pls. 187–195 [1–9](1857); 3(18): 25–56, pl. 196-210 [10–24] (1858). London, privately published Adams A. (1854 ['1853"]). Descriptions of new species of the genus Conus, from the collection of Hugh Cuming, Esq. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 21: 116–119 Rosenberg, G.; Moretzsohn, F.; García, E. F. (2009). Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, pp. 579–699 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas The Conus Biodiversity website Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea "Attenuiconus attenuatus " . Gastropods.com . Retrieved 15 January 2019 .Petit, R. E. (2009). George Brettingham Sowerby, I, II & III: their conchological publications and molluscan taxa. Zootaxa. 2189: 1–218. Puillandre N., Duda T.F., Meyer C., Olivera B.M. & Bouchet P. (2015). One, four or 100 genera? A new classification of the cone snails . Journal of Molluscan Studies. 81: 1–23
