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Bough cone

Conus thalassiarchus G. B. Sowerby I, 1834

Status not recordedsnails and slugs

The bough cone (Conus thalassiarchus) is a species in the family Conidae, order Neogastropoda.

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Quick facts about the bough cone

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the bough cone live?

Not recorded

Is the bough cone endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the bough cone classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classGastropoda
  4. orderNeogastropoda
  5. familyConidae
  6. genusConus
  7. SpeciesConus thalassiarchus G. B. Sowerby I, 1834

Synonyms Conus castrensis, Conus mariei, Conus thalassiarchus, Conus thalassiarchus f. ikatt, Conus thalassiarchus var. elevata, Conus vidua var. azona, Conus vidua var. depriesteri, Thalassiconus thalassiarchus, Virgiconus thalassiarchus

Other names and names in other languages (5)
  • Vice admiral coneEnglish
  • homolice filipínskáCzech
  • AstkegelGerman
  • シシュウミナシJapanese
  • 刺繡芋螺Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the bough cone

Other species in the same genus Conus.

Flag cone

Conus vexillum

ConidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the bough cone?

The bough cone (Conus thalassiarchus) belongs to the family Conidae in the order Neogastropoda.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Bough cone (Conus thalassiarchus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/bough-cone

MLA

“Bough cone (Conus thalassiarchus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/bough-cone.

BibTeX
@misc{bough_cone_2026,
  title = {Bough cone (Conus thalassiarchus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/bough-cone},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}