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Stormy cone

Conus nimbosus Hwass, 1792

Status not recordedsnails and slugs

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

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Quick facts about the stormy 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 stormy cone live?

Not recorded

Is the stormy 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 stormy cone classified?

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

Synonyms Conus nimbosus, Conus nimbosus nanoclarus, Conus nimbosus nimbosus, Conus tenellus, Nimboconus nimbosus, Phasmoconus nimbosus, Rolaniconus nimbosus

Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • オボロイモJapanese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the stormy 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 stormy cone?

The stormy cone (Conus nimbosus) 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). Stormy cone (Conus nimbosus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/stormy-cone

MLA

“Stormy cone (Conus nimbosus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/stormy-cone.

BibTeX
@misc{stormy_cone_2026,
  title = {Stormy cone (Conus nimbosus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/stormy-cone},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}