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Marble cone

Conus marmoreus Linnaeus, 1758

Status not recordedsnails and slugs

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

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Quick facts about the marble 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 marble cone live?

Not recorded

Is the marble 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 marble cone classified?

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

Synonyms Conus crosseanus, Conus crosseanus var. lineata, Conus maculatus, Conus marmoreus, Conus marmoreus var. granulatus, Conus pseudomarmoreus, Conus suffusus, Conus suffusus var. noumeensis, Cucullus proarchithalassus

Other names and names in other languages (4)
  • Marbled coneEnglish
  • MarmorkegelGerman
  • ナンヨウクロミナシJapanese
  • 大理石芋螺Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the marble 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 marble cone?

The marble cone (Conus marmoreus) 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). Marble cone (Conus marmoreus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/marble-cone

MLA

“Marble cone (Conus marmoreus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/marble-cone.

BibTeX
@misc{marble_cone_2026,
  title = {Marble cone (Conus marmoreus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/marble-cone},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}