Conus attenuatus

Conus attenuatus, common name the thin cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]

Conus attenuatus
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus attenuatus Reeve, L.A., 1844
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. attenuatus
Binomial name
Conus attenuatus Reeve, 1844
Synonyms[1]
Attenuiconus attenuatus (Reeve, 1844) Conus (Attenuiconus) attenuatus Reeve, 1844 · accepted, alternate representation Conus 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)

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.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 10 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 81 m.[2]

References

1. Conus attenuatus Reeve, 1844. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
2. Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.

• 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