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Cat cone

Conus catus Hwass, 1792

Status not recordedsnails and slugs

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

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Quick facts about the cat 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 cat cone live?

Not recorded

Is the cat 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 cat cone classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classGastropoda
  4. orderNeogastropoda
  5. familyConidae
  6. genusConus
  7. SpeciesConus catus Hwass, 1792

Synonyms Conus catus, Conus catus f. easoni, Conus catus var. fuscoolivaceus, Conus catus var. granulata, Conus catus var. rubrapapillosa, Conus collisus var. granulosus, Conus discrepans, Conus easoni, Conus lineatus granulosus, Conus nigropunctatus, Conus nigropunctatus elatensis, Conus nigropunctatus var. peledi, Conus reflectus, Conus reflexus, Cucullus nubilis, Pionoconus catus, Pionoconus catus f. easoni, Pionoconus catus f. pullulus, Pionoconus easoni, Pionoconus nigropunctatus

Other names and names in other languages (8)
  • Black-spot coneEnglish
  • homolice kočičíCzech
  • חרוט שחום-קוHebrew
  • Cono gattoItalian
  • アラレイモJapanese
  • 貓芋螺Chinese
  • Cono felinoItalian
  • スベスベアラレイモJapanese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the cat cone

Other species in the same genus Conus.

Flag cone

Conus vexillum

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the cat cone?

The cat cone (Conus catus) belongs to the family Conidae in the order Neogastropoda.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Cat cone (Conus catus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/cat-cone

MLA

“Cat cone (Conus catus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/cat-cone.

BibTeX
@misc{cat_cone_2026,
  title = {Cat cone (Conus catus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/cat-cone},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}