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Sand-dusted cone

Conus arenatus Hwass, 1792

Status not recordedsnails and slugs

The sand-dusted cone (Conus arenatus) is a species in the family Conidae, order Neogastropoda.

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Quick facts about the sand-dusted 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 sand-dusted cone live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the sand-dusted cone as introduced in 1 country.

  1. Israel

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the sand-dusted 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 sand-dusted cone classified?

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

Synonyms Conus arenatus, Conus arenatus var. granulosa, Conus arenatus var. mesokatharos, Conus arenatus var. punctisminutissimis, Conus arenatus var. punctisminutissus, Conus arenatus var. undata, Conus armatus, Conus catus var. granulosa, Cucullus arenosus, Cucullus stercusmuscarum, Dendroconus arenatus, Puncticulis arenatus

Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • SandkegelGerman
  • コモンイモJapanese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the sand-dusted cone

Other species in the same genus Conus.

Flag cone

Conus vexillum

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Common questions

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Is the sand-dusted cone an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the sand-dusted cone as introduced in 1 country: Israel, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the sand-dusted cone?

The sand-dusted cone (Conus arenatus) 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

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BibTeX
@misc{sand_dusted_cone_2026,
  title = {Sand-dusted cone (Conus arenatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/sand-dusted-cone},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}