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Pear cone

Conus patricius Hinds, 1843

Status not recordedsnails and slugs

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

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Quick facts about the pear 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 pear cone live?

Not recorded

Is the pear 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 pear cone classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classGastropoda
  4. orderNeogastropoda
  5. familyConidae
  6. genusConus
  7. SpeciesConus patricius Hinds, 1843

Synonyms Conus patricius, Conus pyriformis, Conus testudinarius leonensis, Pyruconus patricius

Other names and names in other languages (7)
  • Pear-shaped coneEnglish
  • BirnenkegelGerman
  • Caracol conoSpanish
  • ラッキョウイモJapanese
  • Патрицианский конусRussian
  • Cono nobleSpanish
  • Cono patricioSpanish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the pear 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 pear cone?

The pear cone (Conus patricius) 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). Pear cone (Conus patricius). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/pear-cone

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BibTeX
@misc{pear_cone_2026,
  title = {Pear cone (Conus patricius)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/pear-cone},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}