Conus attenuatus

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.^[2]

Phylum:Mollusca

Class:Gastropoda

Subclass:Caenogastropoda

Order:Neogastropoda

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Conus attenuatus
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus attenuatus Reeve, L.A., 1844
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. attenuatus
Binomial name
Conus attenuatus Reeve, 1844
Synonyms[2]
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)

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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.