Conus attenuatus

• Overview
• Interesting Facts
• Common Names
• Description
• Taxonomy
• Similar Species
• More Info
• Further Reading
• Notes

Overview

Interesting Facts

Common Names

Description

Physical Description

Habitat

Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 284 meters (0 to 932 feet).[1]

Taxonomy

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Last scrutiny: 30-Dec-2004

Similar Species

Members of the genus Conus

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 27 species and subspecies in this genus:

C. anabathrum (Florida Cone) · C. armiger (Mace Cone) · C. attenuatus (Slender Cone) · C. aulicus (Courtly Cone) · C. californicus (California Cone) · C. cancellatus (Cancellate Cone) · C. daucus (Carrot Cone) · C. ermineus (Agate Cone) · C. flamingo (Flamingo Cone) · C. flavescens (Flame Cone) · C. floridanus (Florida Cone) · C. gloriamaris (Glory-Of-The-Sea Cone) · C. granarius (Sevan Trout) · C. granulatus (Glory-Of-The-Atlantic Cone) · C. jacarusoi (Gelatinous Snailfish) · C. jaspideus (Jasper Cone) · C. jaspideus verrucosus (Jasper Cone) · C. marmoratus (Chain-Forming Dinoflagellate) · C. mindanus (Bermuda Cone) · C. mus (Mouse Cone) · C. patae (Sunrise Cone) · C. regius (Crown Cone) · C. sennottorum (Speckled Cone) · C. spurius (Alphabet Cone) · C. stearnsii (Dusky Cone) · C. stimpsoni (Yellow Cone) · C. striatus (Striated Cone)

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Further Reading

• Manual of conchology, structural and systematic: with illustrations of the species / by George W. Tryon, Jr. Philadelphia: Published by the Author, Academy of Natural Sciences, 1879-1898. url p. 138, p. 138, p. 138.
• Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. Washington, Biological Society of Washington url p. 301.
• Shells and sea life. Phoenix, AZ: Miranda Enterprises, url p. 230.
• The Annals and magazine of natural history; zoology, botany, and geology being a continuation of the Annals combined with Loudon and Charlesworth's Magazine of Natural History. London, Taylor and Francis, Ltd. url p. 217.

Notes

Contributors

• Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed February 5, 2012.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 28, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 2 providers.
• Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 28, 2008:

• Academy of Natural Sciences: Academy of Natural Sciences Malacology Database
• Academy of Natural Sciences: Academy of Natural Sciences OBIS Mollusc Database [Darwin Core]
• National Museum of Natural History: NMNH Invertebrate Zoology Collections

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2686769
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-75402
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 75402
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 509521

Footnotes

1. Mean = -475.550 meters (-1,560.203 feet), Standard Deviation = 1,574.760 based on 11 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]

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