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Garter cone

Conus genuanus Linnaeus, 1758

Status not recordedsnails and slugs

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

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Quick facts about the garter 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 garter cone live?

Not recorded

Is the garter 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 garter cone classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classGastropoda
  4. orderNeogastropoda
  5. familyConidae
  6. genusConus
  7. SpeciesConus genuanus Linnaeus, 1758

Synonyms Conus fasciatus, Conus genuanus, Conus genuanus var. papilio, Conus papilio, Conus sphinx, Cucullus papilio, Cucullus sphinx, Genuanoconus genuanus

Other names and names in other languages (6)
  • Genuanus coneEnglish
  • homolice okatáCzech
  • StrumpfbandkegelGerman
  • ニンギョウイモJapanese
  • Генуэзский конусRussian
  • homôľka okatáSlovak

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the garter 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 garter cone?

The garter cone (Conus genuanus) 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). Garter cone (Conus genuanus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/garter-cone

MLA

“Garter cone (Conus genuanus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/garter-cone.

BibTeX
@misc{garter_cone_2026,
  title = {Garter cone (Conus genuanus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/garter-cone},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}