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Saffron cone

Conus crocatus Lamarck, 1810

Status not recordedsnails and slugs

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

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Quick facts about the saffron 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 saffron cone live?

Not recorded

Is the saffron 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 saffron cone classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classGastropoda
  4. orderNeogastropoda
  5. familyConidae
  6. genusConus
  7. SpeciesConus crocatus Lamarck, 1810

Synonyms Conus crocatus, Conus crocatus magister, Darioconus crocatus, Darioconus crocatus crocatus

Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • コハクイモJapanese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the saffron 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 saffron cone?

The saffron cone (Conus crocatus) 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). Saffron cone (Conus crocatus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/saffron-cone

MLA

“Saffron cone (Conus crocatus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/saffron-cone.

BibTeX
@misc{saffron_cone_2026,
  title = {Saffron cone (Conus crocatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/saffron-cone},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}