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Carrot cone

Conus daucus Hwass, 1792

Status not recordedsnails and slugs

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

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Quick facts about the carrot 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 carrot cone live?

Not recorded

Is the carrot 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 carrot cone classified?

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

Synonyms Cariboconus harbisonae, Conus arausiensis, Conus caribbaeus var. circumpunctatus, Conus castus, Conus circumpunctatus, Conus connectens, Conus croceus, Conus daucus, Conus daucus daucus, Conus daucus var. luteus, Conus gravesae, Conus griffini, Conus harbisonae, Conus hilli, Conus luteus, Conus mamillaris, Conus pastinaca, Conus sanguinolentus, Cucullus cardinalis, Dauciconus daucus, Dauciconus daucus daucus

Other names and names in other languages (6)
  • homolice mrkvovitáCzech
  • Karotten-KegelGerman
  • ニンジンイモJapanese
  • Морковный конусRussian
  • homôľka mrkvovitáSlovak
  • Mohrrüben-KegelschneckeGerman

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the carrot 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 carrot cone?

The carrot cone (Conus daucus) belongs to the family Conidae in the order Neogastropoda.

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Carrot cone (Conus daucus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/conus-daucus

MLA

“Carrot cone (Conus daucus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/conus-daucus.

BibTeX
@misc{conus_daucus_2026,
  title = {Carrot cone (Conus daucus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/conus-daucus},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}