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Family: Conidae cone shells (See list of species below)

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115 species in Indian Ocean, Eastern with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)
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Bathytoma hecatorgnia
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Bathytoma hedlandensis
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Conasprella aculeiformis
[Spindle cone]
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Conasprella dictator
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Conasprella elegans
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Conasprella eucoronata
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Conasprella longurionis
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Conasprella rutila
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Conasprella viminea
[Wickerwork cone]
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Conus abbas
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Conus achatinus
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Conus acutangulus
[The sharp-angled cone]


Conus amadis
[Amadis cone]


Conus andamanensis
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Conus anemone
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Conus araneosus
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Conus arenatus
[Sand-dusted cone]
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Conus augur
[Auger cone]


Conus aulicus
[Princely cone]


Conus bandanus
[Banded marcle cone]
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Conus bayani
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Conus bengalensis
[Bengal cone]
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Conus berdulinus
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Conus betulinus
[Beech cone]
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Conus biliosus
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Conus bullatus
[Bubble cone]


Conus canonicus
[Canonical cone]


Conus capitaneus
[Captain cone]
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Conus capreolus
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Conus caracteristicus
[Characteristic cone]


Conus cinereus
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Conus circumcisus
[Circumcision cone]
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Conus clarus
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Conus cocceus
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Conus compressus
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Conus consors
[Singed cone]


Conus coronatus
[Crowned cone]
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Conus dampierensis
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Conus distans
[Distantly-lineated cone]
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Conus dorreensis
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Conus ebraeus
[Hebrew cone]


Conus eburneus
[Ivory cone]
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Conus erythraeensis
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Conus excelsus
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Conus eximius
[Exceptional cone]
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Conus figulinus
[Fig cone]


Conus flavidus
[Yellow Pacific cone]


Conus floridulus
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Conus gabelishi
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Conus generalis
[General cone]


Conus geographus
[Geographer cone]
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Conus giorossii
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Conus imperialis
[Imperial cone]
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Conus klemae
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Conus leopardus
[Leopard cone]


Conus lischkeanus
[Lischke's cone]
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Conus litoglyphus
[Lithograph cone]


Conus litteratus
[Lettered cone]


Conus lividus
[Livid cone]
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Conus lizardensis
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Conus magus
[Magus cone]
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Conus malacanus
[Malacca cone]


Conus marmoreus
[Marble cone]


Conus miles
[Soldier cone]


Conus milneedwardsi
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Conus mitratus
[Miterlike cone]
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Conus monile
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Conus nielsenae
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Conus nimbosus
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Conus nussatella
[Nussatella cone]


Conus pertusus
[Lovely cone]


Conus planorbis
[Ringed cone]


Conus praecellens
[Sowerby's cone]


Conus quercinus
[Oak cone]
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Conus ranonganus
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Conus rawaiensis
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Conus reductaspiralis
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Conus spectrum
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Conus striatus
[Striated cone]
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Conus sukhadwalai
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Conus suratensis
[Suratan cone]
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Conus taeniatus
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Conus terebra
[Terebra cone]


Conus tessulatus
[Tesselate cone]


Conus textile
[Textile cone]
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Conus thevenardensis
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Conus trigonus
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Conus tuticorinensis
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Conus vexillum
[Vexillum cone]
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Conus victoriae
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Conus vicweei
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Conus viola
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Conus virgo
[Virgin cone]
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Conus wittigi
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Conus zeylanicus
[Obese cone]
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Conus zonatus
[Zoned cone]
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Mitromorpha alba
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Mitromorpha columnaria
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Mitromorpha costifera
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Mitromorpha crassilirata
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Mitromorpha incerta
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Mitromorpha macphersonae
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Mitromorpha multicostata
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Mitromorpha paucilirata
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Mitromorpha paula
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Nepotilla aculeata
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Nepotilla diaphana
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Nepotilla excavata
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Nepotilla fenestrata
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Nepotilla lamellosa
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Nepotilla marmorata
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Nepotilla microscopica
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Nepotilla minuta
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Nepotilla triseriata
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Taranis mayi
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115 Species of Family Conidae
(cone shells)
Sort by: Species Length
Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Bathytoma hecatorgnia Eastern Indian Ocean
Bathytoma hedlandensis Eastern Indian Ocean
Conasprella aculeiformis Spindle cone Indo-West Pacific 4.1 SHL
Conasprella dictator Indian Ocean 4.6 SHL
Conasprella elegans Indian Ocean.
Conasprella eucoronata Indian Ocean.
Conasprella longurionis Eastern Indian Ocean
Conasprella rutila Indo-West Pacific
Conasprella viminea Wickerwork cone Indo-West Pacific 4.3 SHL
Conus abbas Indo-West Pacific
Conus achatinus Indo-Pacific. 6.5 ShH
Conus acutangulus The sharp-angled cone Indo-Pacific. 3.8 SHL
Conus amadis Amadis cone Indo-West Pacific 11.2 SHL
Conus andamanensis Eastern Indian Ocean
Conus anemone Indo-West Pacific.
Conus araneosus Indo-West Pacific.
Conus arenatus Sand-dusted cone Indo-Pacific. 4.2 SHL
Conus augur Auger cone Indian Ocean 5 SHL
Conus aulicus Princely cone Indo-Pacific. 14.8 SHL
Conus bandanus Banded marcle cone Indo-Pacific. 9.3 SHL
Conus bayani Indian Ocean
Conus bengalensis Bengal cone Eastern Indian Ocean 11.2 SHL
Conus berdulinus Indo-West Pacific.
Conus betulinus Beech cone Indo-Pacific. 17.5 SHL
Conus biliosus Indo-West Pacific 5.2 SHL
Conus bullatus Bubble cone Indo-Pacific. 8.2 SHL
Conus canonicus Canonical cone Indo-Pacific. 4.01 SHL
Conus capitaneus Captain cone Indo-Pacific 3.64 SHL
Conus capreolus Eastern Indian Ocean
Conus caracteristicus Characteristic cone Indo-West Pacific 6.8 SHL
Conus cinereus Indo-West Pacific 5.7 SHL
Conus circumcisus Circumcision cone Central Pacific 10 SHL
Conus clarus Eastern Indian Ocean
Conus cocceus Eastern Indian Ocean
Conus compressus Eastern Indian Ocean and
Conus consors Singed cone Indo-Pacific. 11.8 SHL
Conus coronatus Crowned cone Indo-Pacific. 4.83 SHL
Conus dampierensis Eastern Indian Ocean
Conus distans Distantly-lineated cone Indo-Pacific. 13.7 SHL
Conus dorreensis Eastern Indian Ocean
Conus ebraeus Hebrew cone Indo-Pacific. 6.2 SHL
Conus eburneus Ivory cone Indo-Pacific. 4 SHL
Conus erythraeensis Indian Ocean
Conus excelsus Indo-West Pacific. Tropi 10.2 SHL
Conus eximius Exceptional cone Indo-West Pacific 5.8 SHL
Conus figulinus Fig cone Indo-West Pacific 13.5 SHL
Conus flavidus Yellow Pacific cone Indo-Pacific. 7.5 ShH
Conus floridulus Indo-Pacific. 5.9 SHL
Conus gabelishi Western Indian Ocean
Conus generalis General cone Indo-West Pacific. 10.4 SHL
Conus geographus Geographer cone Indo-Pacific. 16.6 SHL
Conus giorossii Western Indian Ocean
Conus imperialis Imperial cone Indo-Pacific. 11 ShH
Conus klemae Eastern Indian Ocean
Conus leopardus Leopard cone Indo-Pacific. 22 SHL
Conus lischkeanus Lischke's cone Indo-West Pacific. 7.5 SHL
Conus litoglyphus Lithograph cone Indo-Pacific. 7.5 SHL
Conus litteratus Lettered cone Indo-Pacific. 17 SHL
Conus lividus Livid cone Indo-Pacific. 8.1 SHL
Conus lizardensis Indo-West Pacific
Conus magus Magus cone Western Central Atlantic 9.4 SHL
Conus malacanus Malacca cone Indian Ocean
Conus marmoreus Marble cone Indo-Pacific. 15 SHL
Conus miles Soldier cone Indo-Pacific. 13.2 SHL
Conus milneedwardsi Indo-Pacific. 12 SHL
Conus mitratus Miterlike cone Indo-West Pacific. 5 SHL
Conus monile Indian Ocean. 12 SHL
Conus nielsenae Indo-West Pacific. 5.5 SHL
Conus nimbosus Indo-Pacific.
Conus nussatella Nussatella cone Indo-Pacific. 9.5 SHL
Conus pertusus Lovely cone Indo-Pacific. 6.9 SHL
Conus planorbis Ringed cone Indo-West Pacific. 8.2 SHL
Conus praecellens Sowerby's cone Indo-Pacific. 4.8 SHL
Conus quercinus Oak cone Indo-Pacific. 14 SHL
Conus ranonganus Indo-West Pacific.
Conus rawaiensis Eastern Indian Ocean
Conus reductaspiralis Eastern Indian Ocean
Conus spectrum Indo-West Pacific. 7.6 SHL
Conus striatus Striated cone Indo-Pacific. 12.9 SHL
Conus sukhadwalai Eastern Indian Ocean.
Conus suratensis Suratan cone Indo-West Pacific 16.1 SHL
Conus taeniatus Eastern Indian Ocean
Conus terebra Terebra cone Pacific Ocean. 9.2 SHL
Conus tessulatus Tesselate cone Indo-Pacific. 8.2 SHL
Conus textile Textile cone Indo-Pacific. 15 SHL
Conus thevenardensis Eastern Indian Ocean
Conus trigonus Eastern Indian Ocean
Conus tuticorinensis Eastern Indian Ocean
Conus vexillum Vexillum cone Indo-Pacific. 18.3 SHL
Conus victoriae Eastern Indian Ocean
Conus vicweei Eastern Indian Ocean. 9.1 SHL
Conus viola Indo-West Pacific. 6 SHH
Conus virgo Virgin cone Indo-Pacific. 15.1 SHL
Conus wittigi Indo-West Pacific 4.2 SHL
Conus zeylanicus Obese cone Indo-West Pacific. 5.6 SHL
Conus zonatus Zoned cone Indian Ocean.
Mitromorpha alba Eastern Indian Ocean
Mitromorpha columnaria Eastern Indian Ocean
Mitromorpha costifera Eastern Indian Ocean
Mitromorpha crassilirata Eastern Indian Ocean
Mitromorpha incerta Eastern Indian Ocean
Mitromorpha macphersonae Eastern Indian Ocean
Mitromorpha multicostata Eastern Indian Ocean
Mitromorpha paucilirata Eastern Indian Ocean
Mitromorpha paula Eastern Indian Ocean
Nepotilla aculeata Eastern Indian Ocean
Nepotilla diaphana Eastern Indian Ocean
Nepotilla excavata Eastern Indian Ocean
Nepotilla fenestrata Eastern Indian Ocean
Nepotilla lamellosa Eastern Indian Ocean
Nepotilla marmorata Eastern Indian Ocean
Nepotilla microscopica Eastern Indian Ocean
Nepotilla minuta Eastern Indian Ocean
Nepotilla triseriata Eastern Indian Ocean
Taranis mayi Eastern Indian Ocean



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