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Music cone

Conus musicus Hwass, 1792

Status not recordedsnails and slugs

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

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Quick facts about the music 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 music cone live?

Not recorded

Is the music 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 music cone classified?

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

Synonyms Conus acutus, Conus mighelsi, Conus musicus, Harmoniconus musicus

Other names and names in other languages (4)
  • MusikkegelGerman
  • Cono musicaleItalian
  • ガクフイモJapanese
  • Конус музыкальныйRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the music 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 music cone?

The music cone (Conus musicus) belongs to the family Conidae in the order Neogastropoda.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Music cone (Conus musicus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/music-cone

MLA

“Music cone (Conus musicus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/music-cone.

BibTeX
@misc{music_cone_2026,
  title = {Music cone (Conus musicus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/music-cone},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}