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Livid cone

Conus lividus Hwass, 1792

Status not recordedsnails and slugs

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

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Quick facts about the livid 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 livid cone live?

Not recorded

Is the livid 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 livid cone classified?

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

Synonyms Conus lividus, Conus lividus var. detritus, Conus plebejus, Conus primula, Conus virgo var. fasciata, Cucullus monachos, Lividoconus lividus

Other names and names in other languages (6)
  • Spiteful coneEnglish
  • homolice popelaváCzech
  • Cône livideFrench
  • Cono lividoItalian
  • イボシマイモJapanese
  • 晚霞芋螺Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the livid 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 livid cone?

The livid cone (Conus lividus) 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). Livid cone (Conus lividus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/livid-cone

MLA

“Livid cone (Conus lividus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/livid-cone.

BibTeX
@misc{livid_cone_2026,
  title = {Livid cone (Conus lividus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/livid-cone},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}