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Family: Conidae cone shells



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Bactrocythara agachada
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 0.6 cm DL
Bactrocythara asarca(Dall & Simpson, 1901)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Bactrocythara asarca
[]
No picture found
 
Bactrocythara haullevillei
[]
No picture found
 
Bactrocythara labiosa
[]
No picture found
 
Bathytoma agnata
[]
No picture found
 
Bathytoma arbucklei
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Indo-Pacific.

Bathytoma atractoides(Watson, 1881)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Bathytoma atractoides
[]
No picture found
 
Bathytoma belaeformis
[]
No picture found
 
Bathytoma biconica
[]
No picture found
 
Bathytoma bitorquata
[]
No picture found
 
Bathytoma boholica
[]
No picture found
 
Bathytoma colorata
[]
No picture found
 
Bathytoma fissa
[]
No picture found
 
Bathytoma hecatorgnia
[]
No picture found
 
Bathytoma hedlandensis
[]
No picture found
 
Bathytoma helenae
[]
No picture found
 
Bathytoma luehdorfi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.3 cm DL
 
Bathytoma mitrella
[]
No picture found
 
Bathytoma oldhami
[]
No picture found
 
Bathytoma parengonius
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Indian Ocean

Bathytoma prodiciaKilburn, 1986

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Bathytoma prodicia
[]
No picture found
 
Bathytoma profundis
[]
No picture found
 
Bathytoma regnans
[]
No picture found
 
Bathytoma tippetti
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 7 cm DL
 
Bathytoma viabrunnea
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Indian Ocean

Bathytoma visageiKilburn, 1973

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Bathytoma visagei
[]
No picture found
 
Benthomangelia abyssopacifica
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.5 cm DL
 
Benthomangelia antonia
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.9 cm DL
 
Benthomangelia bandella
[]
No picture found
 
Benthomangelia brachytona
[]
No picture found
 
Benthomangelia brevis
[]
No picture found
 
Benthomangelia celebensis
[]
No picture found
 
Benthomangelia decapitata
[]
No picture found
 
Benthomangelia gracilispira
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.1 cm DL
 
Benthomangelia macra
[]
No picture found
 
Benthomangelia subtrophonoidea
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Central Pacific

Benthomangelia trophonoidea(Schepman, 1913)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Benthomangelia trophonoidea
[]
No picture found
 
Borsonella abrupta
[]
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Borsonella agassizii
[]
No picture found
 
Borsonella barbarensis
[]
No picture found
 
Borsonella bartschi
[]
No picture found
 
Borsonella callicesta
[]
No picture found
 
Borsonella civitella
[]
No picture found
 
Borsonella coronadoi
[]
No picture found
 
Borsonella diegensis
[]
No picture found
 
Borsonella erosina
[]
No picture found
 
Borsonella galapagana
[]
No picture found
 
Borsonella hooveri
[]
No picture found
 
Borsonella merriami
[]
No picture found
 
Borsonella nicoli
[]
No picture found
 
Borsonella nychia
[]
No picture found
 
Borsonella omphale
[]
No picture found
 
Borsonella pinosensis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.6 cm DL
 
Brachycythara alba
[]
No picture found
 
Brachycythara atlantidea
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.4 cm DL
 
Brachycythara barbarae
[]
No picture found
 
Brachycythara beatriceae
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 0.6 cm DL
Brachycythara biconica(Adams, 1850)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Brachycythara biconica
[Biconic mangelia]
No picture found
 
Brachycythara brevis
[]
No picture found
 
Brachycythara multicinctata
[]
No picture found
 
Brachycythara stegeri
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 4 cm SHL
Californiconus californicus(Reeve, 1844)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Californiconus californicus
[California cone]
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Clathromangelia coffea
[]
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Clathromangelia delosensis
[]
No picture found
 
Clathromangelia fuscoligata
[]
No picture found
 
Clathromangelia granum
[]
No picture found
 
Clathromangelia loiselieri
[]
No picture found
 
Clathromangelia pellucida
[]
No picture found
 
Clathromangelia rhyssa
[]
No picture found
 
Clathromangelia strigilata
[]
No picture found
 
Clathromangelia variegata
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.1 cm SHL
 
Conasprella aculeiformis
[Spindle cone]
No picture found

Max. Length 2 cm DL
 
Conasprella acutimarginata
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3 cm SHL
 
Conasprella alisi
[]
No picture found
 
Conasprella anacarolinae
[]
No picture found
 
Conasprella anaglyptica
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.5 cm SHL
 
Conasprella aphrodite
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Central Atlantic

Conasprella arcuata(Broderip & Sowerby, 1829)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Conasprella arcuata
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 4 cm SHL
 
Conasprella armiger
[Mace cone]

Coltro, Marcus

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 2.9 cm SHL
Conasprella articulata(Sowerby II, 1873)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Conasprella articulata
[]
No picture found
 
Conasprella baccata
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.4 cm SHL
 
Conasprella baileyi
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 3.2 cm DL
Conasprella bajanensis(Nowell-Usticke, 1968)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Conasprella bajanensis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 5.1 cm SHL
 
Conasprella boholensis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.7 cm SHL
 
Conasprella boucheti
[]
No picture found
 
Conasprella bozzettii
[]
No picture found
 
Conasprella branhamae
[]
No picture found
 
Conasprella carlagrezziae
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Atlantic and the
Max. Length 8.6 cm SHL
Conasprella centurio(Born, 1778)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Conasprella centurio
[]
No picture found
 
Conasprella comatosa
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Indian Ocean.

Conasprella coromandelica(Smith, 1894)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Conasprella coromandelica
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.9 cm DL
 
Conasprella damasoi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 10 cm SHL
 
Conasprella delessertii
[Delessert's cone]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.5 cm DL
 
Conasprella delucai
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.6 cm SHL
 
Conasprella dictator
[]
No picture found
 
Conasprella dieteri
[]
No picture found
 
Conasprella elegans
[]
No picture found
 
Conasprella emarginata
[]
No picture found
 
Conasprella eucoronata
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.8 cm SHL
 
Conasprella eugrammata
[]
No picture found
 
Conasprella fijiensis
[]
No picture found
 
Conasprella gordyi
[]
No picture found
 
Conasprella guidopoppei
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.7 cm DL
 
Conasprella henckesi
[]
No picture found
 
Conasprella hivana
[]

Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Western Central Pacific

Conasprella hopwoodi(Tomlin, 1937)

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Conasprella hopwoodi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.6 cm SHL
 
Conasprella howelli
[]
No picture found
 
Conasprella ichinoseana
[]
No picture found
 
Conasprella insculpta
[]
No picture found
 
Conasprella ione
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Atlantic.
Max. Length 3 cm DL
Conasprella jaspidea(Gmelin, 1791)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Conasprella jaspidea
[Jasper cone]
No picture found
 
Conasprella joliveti
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Central Pacific.
Max. Length 2.3 cm SHL
Conasprella kimioi(Habe, 1965)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Conasprella kimioi
[Kimio's cone]
No picture found
 
Conasprella kohni
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.1 cm DL
 
Conasprella lenhilli
[]
No picture found
 
Conasprella lentiginosa
[]
No picture found
 
Conasprella lizarum
[]
No picture found
 
Conasprella longurionis
[]
No picture found
 
Conasprella lucida
[]
No picture found
 
Conasprella mahogani
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 5.9 cm SHL
 
Conasprella mazei
[Maze's cone]
No picture found

Max. Length 5.2 cm SHL
 
Conasprella mcgintyi
[]
No picture found
 
Conasprella memiae
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Atlantic.
Max. Length 5 cm SHL
Conasprella mindana(Hwass, 1792)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Conasprella mindana
[Bermuda cone]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.8 cm DL
 
Conasprella nodifera
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 7 cm SHH
 
Conasprella orbignyi
[]
No picture found
 
Conasprella otohimeae
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2 cm DL
 
Conasprella pacei
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 5 cm SHL
 
Conasprella pagoda
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.5 cm DL
 
Conasprella pealii
[]
No picture found
 
Conasprella pepeiu
[]
No picture found
 
Conasprella perplexa
[]
No picture found
 
Conasprella philippequiquandoni
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.5 cm SHL
 
Conasprella pseudokimioi
[]
No picture found
 
Conasprella pseudorbignyi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.2 cm SHL
 
Conasprella puncticulata
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.5 cm SHL
 
Conasprella pusio
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.4 cm DL
 
Conasprella rachelae
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Atlantic.
Max. Length 2.5 cm DL
Conasprella rainesae(McGinty, 1953)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Conasprella rainesae
[]
No picture found
 
Conasprella ramosorum
[]
No picture found
 
Conasprella raoulensis
[]
No picture found
 
Conasprella roberti
[]
No picture found
 
Conasprella rutila
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 4 cm SHL
 
Conasprella saecularis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3 cm DL
 
Conasprella sauros
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.0 cm DL
 
Conasprella schirrmeisteri
[]
No picture found
 
Conasprella serafimi
[]
No picture found
 
Conasprella sieboldii
[]
No picture found
 
Conasprella spirofilis
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 2.5 cm SHL
Conasprella stearnsii(Conrad, 1869)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Conasprella stearnsii
[]
No picture found
 
Conasprella stocki
[]
No picture found
 
Conasprella tammymyersae
[]
No picture found
 
Conasprella tiki
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.0 cm SHL
 
Conasprella tirardi
[]
No picture found
 
Conasprella toincabrali
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Eastern Central Pacific

Conasprella tornata(Sowerby, 1833)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Conasprella tornata
[]
No picture found
 
Conasprella traversiana
[]
No picture found
 
Conasprella valianti
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.3 cm SHL
 
Conasprella viminea
[Wickerwork cone]
No picture found
 
Conasprella wakayamaensis
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Eastern Pacific.

Conasprella ximenes(Gray, 1839)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Conasprella ximenes
[]
No picture found
 
Conus abbas
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Eastern Central Pacific

Conus abbreviatusReeve, 1843

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Conus abbreviatus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.2 cm DL
 
Conus abrolhosensis
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Indo-Pacific.
Max. Length 6.5 cm ShH
Conus achatinusGmelin, 1791

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Conus achatinus
[]

Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Indo-Pacific.
Max. Length 3.8 cm SHL
Conus acutangulusLamarck, 1810

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Conus acutangulus
[The sharp-angled cone]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.1 cm SHL
 
Conus adamsonii
[Rhododendron cone]
No picture found
 
Conus aemulus
[]
No picture found
 
Conus africanus
[]
No picture found
 
Conus alabaster
[]
No picture found
 
Conus alconnelli
[]
No picture found
 
Conus algoensis
[Algoa cone]
No picture found
 
Conus allaryi
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 11.2 cm SHL
Conus amadisGmelin, 1791

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Conus amadis
[Amadis cone]
No picture found
 
Conus ambiguus
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Pacific Ocean.
Max. Length 8 cm SHH
Conus ammiralisLinneaus, 1758

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Conus ammiralis
[Admiral cone]
No picture found

Max. Length 7.2 cm SHL
 
Conus amphiurgus
[Amphiurgus cone]
No picture found

Max. Length 5.1 cm SHL
 
Conus anabathrum
[Florida cone]
No picture found
 
Conus anabelae
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Eastern Indian Ocean

Conus andamanensisSmith, 1878

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Conus andamanensis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 5.3 cm TL
 
Conus andremenezi
[]

Grist, John and Maria

Indo-West Pacific.

Conus anemoneLamarck, 1810

Photo by Grist, John and Maria
 
Conus anemone
[]
No picture found
 
Conus angasi
[]
No picture found
 
Conus angioiorum
[]
No picture found
 
Conus antoniomonteiroi
[]
No picture found
 
Conus aplustre
[]
No picture found
 
Conus araneosus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.6 cm SHL
 
Conus arangoi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.5 cm DL
 
Conus archetypus
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 4.1 cm SHL
Conus archonBroderip, 1833

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Conus archon
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.6 cm SHL
 
Conus ardisiaceus
[]

Batoy, Corazon B.

Indo-Pacific.
Max. Length 4.2 cm SHL
Conus arenatusHwass in Bruguière, 1792

Photo by Batoy, Corazon B.
 
Conus arenatus
[Sand-dusted cone]
No picture found

Max. Length 7.9 cm SHL
 
Conus armadillo
[]
No picture found
 
Conus artoptus
[]
No picture found
 
Conus asiaticus
[]
No picture found
 
Conus assimilis
[]
No picture found
 
Conus ateralbus
[]
No picture found
 
Conus atlanticoselvagem
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 4.7 cm SHL
Conus attenuatusReeve, 1844

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Conus attenuatus
[Slender cone]
No picture found

Max. Length 5 cm SHL
 
Conus augur
[Auger cone]

Coltro, Marcus

Indo-Pacific.
Max. Length 14.8 cm SHL
Conus aulicusLinnaeus, 1758

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Conus aulicus
[Princely cone]
No picture found
 
Conus aurantinus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 7.0 cm SHL
 
Conus aurantius
[]
No picture found
 
Conus auratinus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.7 cm DL
 
Conus aureonimbosus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.7 cm DL
 
Conus aureopunctatus
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 8 cm SHL
Conus aureusHwass, 1792

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Conus aureus
[Asiatic jackal]
No picture found

Max. Length 6.9 cm SHL
 
Conus auricomus
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Central Pacific
Max. Length 9.5 cm SHL
Conus aurisiacusLinnaeus, 1758

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Conus aurisiacus
[]
No picture found
 
Conus austini
[Austin's cone]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Pacific

Conus australisHolten, 1802

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Conus australis
[]
No picture found
 
Conus austroviola
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Pacific

Conus axelrodiWalls, 1978

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Conus axelrodi
[]
No picture found
 
Conus babaensis
[]
No picture found
 
Conus baeri
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.9 cm DL
 
Conus bahamensis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.9 cm DL
 
Conus baiano
[]
No picture found
 
Conus bairstowi
[]
No picture found
 
Conus balerensis
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Indo-West Pacific.
Max. Length 4.4 cm SHL
Conus balteatusSowerby, 1833

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Conus balteatus
[Belted cone]

Coltro, Marcus

Indo-Pacific.
Max. Length 9.3 cm SHL
Conus bandanusHwass, 1792

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Conus bandanus
[Banded marcle cone]
No picture found
 
Conus baochauae
[]
No picture found
 
Conus barbieri
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Indo-West Pacific.

Conus barthelemyiBernardi, 1861

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Conus barthelemyi
[]
No picture found
 
Conus bartschi
[]
No picture found
 
Conus bayani
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 1.6 cm DL
Conus bayeriPetuch, 1987

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Conus bayeri
[]
No picture found
 
Conus baylei
[]
No picture found
 
Conus belairensis
[]
No picture found
 
Conus bellocqae
[]
No picture found
 
Conus bellulus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 11.2 cm SHL
 
Conus bengalensis
[Bengal cone]
No picture found
 
Conus berdulinus
[]
No picture found
 
Conus bermudensis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.5 cm DL
 
Conus bessei
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Indo-Pacific.
Max. Length 17.5 cm SHL
Conus betulinusLinnaeus, 1758

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Conus betulinus
[Beech cone]
No picture found
 
Conus biancae
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 5.2 cm SHL
 
Conus biliosus
[]
No picture found
 
Conus binghamae
[]
No picture found
 
Conus blanfordianus
[]
No picture found
 
Conus boavistensis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.7 cm DL
 
Conus bodarti
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 4 cm ShH
 
Conus boeticus
[]
No picture found
 
Conus bondarevi
[]
No picture found
 
Conus bonfigliolii
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Eastern Central Atlantic

Conus borgesiTrovão, 1979

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Conus borgesi
[]
No picture found
 
Conus boui
[]
No picture found
 
Conus brandonensis
[]
No picture found
 
Conus bratcherae
[]
No picture found
 
Conus brianhayesi
[]


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