Conus (Attenuiconus) Explained

Conus (Attenuiconus) is a taxon of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Conidae. Although formerly described as a distinct subgenus, it is currently considered as an alternative representation of the cone snail genus, Conus.^[1]

Species

All the species formerly classified in the subgenus Attenuiconus are now considered as "alternate representations" of species in the genus Conus:

• Conus (Attenuiconus) attenuatus Reeve, 1844 represented as Conus attenuatus Reeve, 1844
• Conus (Attenuiconus) aureonimbosus Petuch, 1987 represented as Conus aureonimbosus Petuch, 1987
• Conus (Attenuiconus) eversoni Petuch, 1987 represented as Conus eversoni Petuch, 1987
• Conus (Attenuiconus) honkeri Petuch, 1988 represented as Conus honkeri Petuch, 1988
• Conus (Attenuiconus) marileeae (Harasewych, 2014) represented as Conus marileeae (Harasewych, 2014)
• Conus (Attenuiconus) poulosi Petuch, 1993, represented as Conus poulosi Petuch, 1993

Species brought into synonymy

• Attenuiconus ignotus (Cargile, 1998): synonym of Conus ignotus Cargile, 1998

References

• Petuch E. (2013) Biogeography and biodiversity of western Atlantic mollusks. CRC Press. 252 pp. page(s): 212
• 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

Notes and References

1. Bouchet, P. (2022). Attenuiconus Petuch, 2013. In: MolluscaBase (2022). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=730522 on 2022-10-13