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Spectre cone

Conus spectrum Linnaeus, 1758

Status not recordedsnails and slugs

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

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Quick facts about the spectre 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 spectre cone live?

Not recorded

Is the spectre 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 spectre cone classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classGastropoda
  4. orderNeogastropoda
  5. familyConidae
  6. genusConus
  7. SpeciesConus spectrum Linnaeus, 1758

Synonyms Asprella spectrum, Conus felinus, Conus filamentosus, Conus spectrum, Conus stillatus, Conus verreauxii, Cucullus carota, Graphiconus spectrum

Other names and names in other languages (6)
  • Spectral coneEnglish
  • homolice spektrálníCzech
  • GeisterkegelGerman
  • ヒロクチイモJapanese
  • homôľka duchárskaSlovak
  • Spiegel-KegelschneckeGerman

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the spectre 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 spectre cone?

The spectre cone (Conus spectrum) 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). Spectre cone (Conus spectrum). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/spectre-cone

MLA

“Spectre cone (Conus spectrum).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/spectre-cone.

BibTeX
@misc{spectre_cone_2026,
  title = {Spectre cone (Conus spectrum)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/spectre-cone},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}