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Coffee cone

Conus coffeae Gmelin, 1791

Status not recordedsnails and slugs

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

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Quick facts about the coffee 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 coffee cone live?

Not recorded

Is the coffee 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 coffee cone classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classGastropoda
  4. orderNeogastropoda
  5. familyConidae
  6. genusConus
  7. SpeciesConus coffeae Gmelin, 1791

Synonyms Conus coffeae, Conus fabula, Cucullus caffer, Leporiconus coffeae

Other names and names in other languages (4)
  • homolice károváCzech
  • フカイリイモJapanese
  • 咖啡芋螺Chinese
  • スソムラサキイモJapanese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the coffee 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 coffee cone?

The coffee cone (Conus coffeae) belongs to the family Conidae in the order Neogastropoda.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Coffee cone (Conus coffeae). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/coffee-cone

MLA

“Coffee cone (Conus coffeae).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/coffee-cone.

BibTeX
@misc{coffee_cone_2026,
  title = {Coffee cone (Conus coffeae)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/coffee-cone},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}