Conus attenuatus

Conus attenuatus
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus attenuatus Reeve, L.A., 1844
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: 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)

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]

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. 1 2 Conus attenuatus Reeve, 1844.  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 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.

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