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

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89 species in Pacific, Northwest with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)
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Benthomangelia abyssopacifica
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Benthomangelia subtrophonoidea
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Clathromangelia coffea
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Conasprella aphrodite
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Conasprella articulata
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Conasprella orbignyi
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Conasprella sieboldii
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Conasprella wakayamaensis
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Conus achatinus
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Conus ammiralis
[Admiral cone]
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Conus armadillo
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Conus auricomus
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Conus australis
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Conus axelrodi
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Conus betulinus
[Beech cone]


Conus capitanellus
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Conus capitaneus
[Captain cone]
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Conus caracteristicus
[Characteristic cone]
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Conus chiangi
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Conus ciderryi
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Conus cinereus
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Conus coffeae
[Leaden cone]


Conus coronatus
[Crowned cone]


Conus ebraeus
[Hebrew cone]


Conus eburneus
[Ivory cone]
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Conus excelsus
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Conus eximius
[Exceptional cone]


Conus flavidus
[Yellow Pacific cone]


Conus floridulus
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Conus fulmen
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Conus generalis
[General cone]
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Conus gratacapii
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Conus judaeus
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Conus kawamurai
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Conus kiicumulus
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Conus leopardus
[Leopard cone]


Conus lischkeanus
[Lischke's cone]


Conus litteratus
[Lettered cone]


Conus lividus
[Livid cone]


Conus marmoreus
[Marble cone]


Conus milneedwardsi
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Conus miniexcelsus
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Conus monachus
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Conus nanus
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Conus oishii
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Conus pauperculus
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Conus pergrandis
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Conus praecellens
[Sowerby's cone]


Conus quercinus
[Oak cone]


Conus radiatus
[Rayed cone]


Conus sanguinolentus
[Blood-stained cone]


Conus spectrum
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Conus sponsalis
[Sponsal cone]


Conus striatus
[Striated cone]


Conus sulcatus
[Sulcate cone]


Conus suratensis
[Suratan cone]
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Conus takahashii
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Conus tessulatus
[Tesselate cone]


Conus textile
[Textile cone]


Conus vexillum
[Vexillum cone]


Conus viola
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Curtitoma bartschi
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Curtitoma becklemishevi
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Curtitoma niigataensis
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Eubela nipponica
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Gymnobela oculifera
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Gymnobela virgo
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Gymnobela yoshidai
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Kermia chichijimana
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Kermia thorssoni
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Kermia tippetti
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Mangelia dorsuosa
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Mangelia dunkeri
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Mangelia hiradoensis
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Mangelia lischkei
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Mangelia yuraensis
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Mitromorpha spreta
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Nannodiella hukuiensis
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Obesotoma japonica
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Obesotoma simplex
[Simple lora]
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Profundiconus scopulicola
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Profundiconus smirna
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Profundiconus teramachii
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Profundiconus tuberculosus
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Suavodrillia declivis
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Taranis japonicus
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Taranis nezi
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Taranis turritispira
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Typhlomangelia pyrrha
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89 Species of Family Conidae
(cone shells)
Sort by: Species Length
Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Benthomangelia abyssopacifica Northwest Pacific.
Benthomangelia subtrophonoidea Northwest Pacific
Clathromangelia coffea Northwest Pacific
Conasprella aphrodite Western Pacific 1.9 SHL
Conasprella articulata Indo-West Pacific 2.9 SHL
Conasprella orbignyi Western Pacific. 7 SHH
Conasprella sieboldii Northwest Pacific
Conasprella wakayamaensis Indo-West Pacific.
Conus achatinus Indo-Pacific. 6.5 ShH
Conus ammiralis Admiral cone Pacific Ocean. 8 SHH
Conus armadillo Western Pacific 7.9 SHL
Conus auricomus Indo-Pacific 6.9 SHL
Conus australis Western Pacific
Conus axelrodi Western Pacific
Conus betulinus Beech cone Indo-Pacific. 17.5 SHL
Conus capitanellus Western Pacific 3.4 SHL
Conus capitaneus Captain cone Indo-Pacific 3.64 SHL
Conus caracteristicus Characteristic cone Indo-West Pacific 6.8 SHL
Conus chiangi Western Pacific
Conus ciderryi Western Pacific
Conus cinereus Indo-West Pacific 5.7 SHL
Conus coffeae Leaden cone Pacific Ocean. 5.1 SHL
Conus coronatus Crowned cone Indo-Pacific. 4.83 SHL
Conus ebraeus Hebrew cone Indo-Pacific. 6.2 SHL
Conus eburneus Ivory cone Indo-Pacific. 4 SHL
Conus excelsus Indo-West Pacific. Tropi 10.2 SHL
Conus eximius Exceptional cone Indo-West Pacific 5.8 SHL
Conus flavidus Yellow Pacific cone Indo-Pacific. 7.5 ShH
Conus floridulus Indo-Pacific. 5.9 SHL
Conus fulmen Western Pacific
Conus generalis General cone Indo-West Pacific. 10.4 SHL
Conus gratacapii Northwest Pacific
Conus judaeus Western Pacific
Conus kawamurai Northwest Pacific
Conus kiicumulus Northwest Pacific
Conus leopardus Leopard cone Indo-Pacific. 22 SHL
Conus lischkeanus Lischke's cone Indo-West Pacific. 7.5 SHL
Conus litteratus Lettered cone Indo-Pacific. 17 SHL
Conus lividus Livid cone Indo-Pacific. 8.1 SHL
Conus marmoreus Marble cone Indo-Pacific. 15 SHL
Conus milneedwardsi Indo-Pacific. 12 SHL
Conus miniexcelsus Western Pacific. 3.7 SHL
Conus monachus Indo-West Pacific. 7 SHL
Conus nanus Pacific Ocean. 3.4 SHL
Conus oishii Western Pacific.
Conus pauperculus Western Pacific
Conus pergrandis Western Pacific
Conus praecellens Sowerby's cone Indo-Pacific. 4.8 SHL
Conus quercinus Oak cone Indo-Pacific. 14 SHL
Conus radiatus Rayed cone Indo-West Pacific. 10.9 SHL
Conus sanguinolentus Blood-stained cone Pacific Ocean. 6.5 SHL
Conus spectrum Indo-West Pacific. 7.6 SHL
Conus sponsalis Sponsal cone Indo-Pacific. 3.4 SHL
Conus striatus Striated cone Indo-Pacific. 12.9 SHL
Conus sulcatus Sulcate cone Western Pacific
Conus suratensis Suratan cone Indo-West Pacific 16.1 SHL
Conus takahashii Northwest Pacific
Conus tessulatus Tesselate cone Indo-Pacific. 8.2 SHL
Conus textile Textile cone Indo-Pacific. 15 SHL
Conus vexillum Vexillum cone Indo-Pacific. 18.3 SHL
Conus viola Indo-West Pacific. 6 SHH
Curtitoma bartschi Northwest Pacific.
Curtitoma becklemishevi Northwest Pacific
Curtitoma niigataensis Northwest Pacific
Eubela nipponica Northwest Pacific
Gymnobela oculifera Northwest Pacific.
Gymnobela virgo Northwest Pacific
Gymnobela yoshidai Northwest Pacific
Kermia chichijimana Northwest Pacific
Kermia thorssoni Northwest Pacific
Kermia tippetti Northwest Pacific
Mangelia dorsuosa Northwest Pacific
Mangelia dunkeri Northwest Pacific
Mangelia hiradoensis Northwest Pacific
Mangelia lischkei Northwest Pacific
Mangelia yuraensis Northwest Pacific
Mitromorpha spreta Northwest Pacific
Nannodiella hukuiensis Northwest Pacific
Obesotoma japonica Northwest Pacific
Obesotoma simplex Simple lora Arctic, Northern Pacific,
Profundiconus scopulicola Northwest Pacific
Profundiconus smirna South Western Pacific.
Profundiconus teramachii Indo-Pacific. Subtropica 11.1 SHL
Profundiconus tuberculosus Northwest Pacific
Suavodrillia declivis Northwest Pacific
Taranis japonicus Northwest Pacific
Taranis nezi Northwest Pacific
Taranis turritispira Northwest Pacific
Typhlomangelia pyrrha Northwest Pacific



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