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Terebra cone

Conus terebra Born, 1778

Status not recordedsnails and slugs

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

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Quick facts about the terebra 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 terebra cone live?

Not recorded

Is the terebra 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 terebra cone classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classGastropoda
  4. orderNeogastropoda
  5. familyConidae
  6. genusConus
  7. SpeciesConus terebra Born, 1778

Synonyms Conus albeolus, Conus coelebs, Conus fusus, Conus terebellum, Conus terebra, Conus thomasi, Cucullus albeolus, Hermes terebra, Virgiconus terebra

Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • イトマキイモJapanese
  • 竹筍芋螺Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the terebra 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 terebra cone?

The terebra cone (Conus terebra) 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). Terebra cone (Conus terebra). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/terebra-cone

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“Terebra cone (Conus terebra).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/terebra-cone.

BibTeX
@misc{terebra_cone_2026,
  title = {Terebra cone (Conus terebra)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/terebra-cone},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}