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Oak cone

Conus quercinus [Lightfoot], 1786

Status not recordedsnails and slugs

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

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Quick facts about the oak 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 oak cone live?

Not recorded

Is the oak 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 oak cone classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classGastropoda
  4. orderNeogastropoda
  5. familyConidae
  6. genusConus
  7. SpeciesConus quercinus [Lightfoot], 1786

Synonyms Calamiconus jeffreyi, Calamiconus quercinus, Cleobula albonerosa, Conus cingulum, Conus egregius, Conus fulvostriatus, Conus hepaticus, Conus jeffreyi, Conus ponderosus, Conus quercinus, Conus quercinus var. albus, Conus quercinus var. ponderosus, Conus seurati, Dendroconus quercinus

Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • Yellow coneEnglish
  • EichenkegelGerman

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the oak 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 oak cone?

The oak cone (Conus quercinus) belongs to the family Conidae in the order Neogastropoda.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Oak cone (Conus quercinus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/oak-cone

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“Oak cone (Conus quercinus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/oak-cone.

BibTeX
@misc{oak_cone_2026,
  title = {Oak cone (Conus quercinus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/oak-cone},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}