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Ermine cone

Conus mustelinus Hwass, 1792

Status not recordedsnails and slugs

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

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Quick facts about the ermine 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 ermine cone live?

Not recorded

Is the ermine 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 ermine cone classified?

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

Synonyms Conus australis, Conus melinus, Conus mustelinus, Conus zukiae, Rhizoconus mustelinus

Other names and names in other languages (8)
  • Weasel coneEnglish
  • homolice lasicováCzech
  • WieselkegelGerman
  • イタチイモJapanese
  • Конус-горностайRussian
  • 鼬鼠芋螺Chinese
  • Marder-KegelschneckeGerman
  • Wiesel-KegelschneckeGerman

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the ermine 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 ermine cone?

The ermine cone (Conus mustelinus) 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). Ermine cone (Conus mustelinus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/ermine-cone

MLA

“Ermine cone (Conus mustelinus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/ermine-cone.

BibTeX
@misc{ermine_cone_2026,
  title = {Ermine cone (Conus mustelinus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/ermine-cone},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}