Conus (Attenuiconus)

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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]

Conus (Attenuiconus)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Subgenus: Attenuiconus
Petuch, 2013
Type species
Conus attenuatus
Reeve, 1844
Synonyms
  • Attenuiconus Petuch, 2013

Species

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All the species formerly classified in the subgenus Attenuiconus are now considered as "alternate representations" of species in the genus Conus:[1]

  • 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

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  1. ^ a b 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