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Tiger cone

Conus canonicus Hwass, 1792

Status not recordedsnails and slugs

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

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Quick facts about the tiger 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 tiger cone live?

Not recorded

Is the tiger 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 tiger cone classified?

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

Synonyms Conus canonicus, Conus condensus, Conus rubescens, Conus textilinus, Cylinder canonicus, Cylinder canonicus f. textilinus, Cylindrus canonicus

Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • ヒメタガヤサンミナシJapanese
  • 虎斑芋螺Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the tiger 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 tiger cone?

The tiger cone (Conus canonicus) belongs to the family Conidae in the order Neogastropoda.

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Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Tiger cone (Conus canonicus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/tiger-cone

MLA

“Tiger cone (Conus canonicus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/tiger-cone.

BibTeX
@misc{tiger_cone_2026,
  title = {Tiger cone (Conus canonicus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/tiger-cone},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}