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Rat cone

Conus rattus Hwass, 1792

Status not recordedsnails and slugs

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

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Quick facts about the rat 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 rat cone live?

Not recorded

Is the rat 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 rat cone classified?

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

Synonyms Conus chemnitzii, Conus rattus, Conus rattus var. tahitiensis, Conus semivelatus, Conus tahitiensis, Conus viridis, Rhizoconus rattus

Other names and names in other languages (4)
  • RattenkegelGerman
  • Cône ratFrench
  • ハイイロミナシJapanese
  • 鼠芋螺Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the rat 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 rat cone?

The rat cone (Conus rattus) 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). Rat cone (Conus rattus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/rat-cone

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@misc{rat_cone_2026,
  title = {Rat cone (Conus rattus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/rat-cone},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}