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Emaciated cone

Conus emaciatus Reeve, 1849

Status not recordedsnails and slugs

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

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Quick facts about the emaciated 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 emaciated cone live?

Not recorded

Is the emaciated 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 emaciated cone classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classGastropoda
  4. orderNeogastropoda
  5. familyConidae
  6. genusConus
  7. SpeciesConus emaciatus Reeve, 1849

Synonyms Conus emaciatus, Virgiconus emaciatus

Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • False Virgin coneEnglish
  • ヤセイモJapanese
  • 少女芋螺Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the emaciated 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 emaciated cone?

The emaciated cone (Conus emaciatus) 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). Emaciated cone (Conus emaciatus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/emaciated-cone

MLA

“Emaciated cone (Conus emaciatus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/emaciated-cone.

BibTeX
@misc{emaciated_cone_2026,
  title = {Emaciated cone (Conus emaciatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/emaciated-cone},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}