Conus (Attenuiconus)

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.

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 <small>Reeve, 1844</small> represented as Conus attenuatus <small>Reeve, 1844</small>
• Conus (Attenuiconus) aureonimbosus <small>Petuch, 1987</small> represented as Conus aureonimbosus <small>Petuch, 198</small>7
• Conus (Attenuiconus) eversoni <small>Petuch, 1987</small> represented as Conus eversoni <small>Petuch, 1987</small>
• Conus (Attenuiconus) honkeri <small>Petuch, 1988</small> represented as Conus honkeri <small>Petuch, 1988</small>
• Conus (Attenuiconus) marileeae <small>(Harasewych, 2014)</small> represented as Conus marileeae <small>(Harasewych, 2014)</small>
• Conus (Attenuiconus) poulosi <small>Petuch, 1993</small>, represented as Conus poulosi <small>Petuch, 1993</small>

• Attenuiconus ignotus <small>(Cargile, 1998)</small>: synonym of Conus ignotus <small>Cargile, 1998</small>

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