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Sunburnt cone

Conus cinereus Hwass, 1792

Status not recordedsnails and slugs

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

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Quick facts about the sunburnt 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 sunburnt cone live?

Not recorded

Is the sunburnt 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 sunburnt cone classified?

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

Synonyms Conus bernardii, Conus caerulescens, Conus cinereus, Conus exaratus, Conus gabrielii, Conus gubba, Conus nisus, Conus politus, Conus severinae, Cucullus cinereus, Cucullus clavatus, Graphiconus cinereus, Phasmoconus cinereus

Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • ハイイロイモJapanese
  • 灰色芋螺Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the sunburnt 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 sunburnt cone?

The sunburnt cone (Conus cinereus) 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). Sunburnt cone (Conus cinereus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/sunburnt-cone

MLA

“Sunburnt cone (Conus cinereus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/sunburnt-cone.

BibTeX
@misc{sunburnt_cone_2026,
  title = {Sunburnt cone (Conus cinereus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/sunburnt-cone},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}