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Hyena cone

Conus hyaena Hwass, 1792

Status not recordedsnails and slugs

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

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Quick facts about the hyena 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 hyena cone live?

Not recorded

Is the hyena 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 hyena cone classified?

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

Synonyms Conus concolor, Conus halli, Conus hyaena, Conus incarnatus, Conus kobelti, Conus mutabilis, Conus tribunus, Rhizoconus hyaena

Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • Hyaena coneEnglish
  • ハイエナイモJapanese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the hyena 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 hyena cone?

The hyena cone (Conus hyaena) 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). Hyena cone (Conus hyaena). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/hyena-cone

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“Hyena cone (Conus hyaena).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/hyena-cone.

BibTeX
@misc{hyena_cone_2026,
  title = {Hyena cone (Conus hyaena)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/hyena-cone},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}