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The Conidae Family includes 1024 species comprising 8 genus (Conus (810 species), Conasprella (169), Profundiconus (30), ...)

Phylum      : Mollusca
 Class       : Gastropoda 
  Subclass    : Caenogastropoda 
   Order       : Neogastropoda 
    Superfamily : Conoidea 
     Family      : Conidae

Common name : cones

Aspect : fairly dense shell of characteristic conical shape, low and wide turns. Opening in the form of a rectilinear slit extending from the siphonal canal to the base of the summit. Outer lip with acute edge. generally smooth shell with a wide variety of patterns and colors.

Feeding : carnivore

Environment : warm seas mainly from the Indo-Pacific region, coral reefs or rocks

Conus achatinus Gmelin, 1791

Conus achatinus

Conus archiepiscopus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792

Conus archiepiscopus

Conus arenatus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792

Conus arenatus

Conus aulicus Linnaeus, 1758

Conus aulicus

Conus bandanus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792

Conus bandanus

Conus betulinus Linnaeus, 1758

Conus betulinus

Conus betulinus Linnaeus, 1758

Conus betulinus : bis

Conus betulinus Linnaeus, 1758

Conus betulinus : var. immaculata

Conus capitaneus Linnaeus, 1758

Conus capitaneus

Conus catus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792

Conus catus

Conus chaldaeus (Röding, 1798)

Conus chaldaeus

Conus consors G. B. Sowerby I, 1833

Conus consors

Conus ebraeus Linnaeus, 1758

Conus ebraeus

Conus figulinus Linnaeus, 1758

Conus figulinus

Conus figulinus Linnaeus, 1758

Conus figulinus :(bis)

Conus flavidus Lamarck, 1810

Conus flavidus

Conus geographus Linnaeus, 1758

Conus geographus

Conus glans Hwass in Bruguière, 1792

Conus glans

Conus gubernator Hwass in Bruguière, 1792

Conus gubernator

Conus imperialis Linnaeus, 1758

Conus imperialis

Conus inscriptus Reeve, 1843

Conus inscriptus

Conus janus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792

Conus janus

Conus leopardus (Röding, 1798)

Conus leopardus

Conus leopardus (Röding, 1798)

Conus leopardus : (beach)

Conus litoglyphus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792

Conus litoglyphus

Conus litteratus Linnaeus, 1758

Conus litteratus

Conus litteratus Linnaeus, 1758

Conus litteratus : (beach)

Conus litteratus Linnaeus, 1758

Conus litteratus : (bis)

Conus magnificus Reeve, 1843

Conus magnificus

Conus malacanus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792

Conus malacanus

Conus maldivus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792

Conus maldivus

Conus maldivus Hwass, 1792

Conus maldivus : (beach)

Conus marmoreus Linnaeus, 1758

Conus marmoreus

Conus miles Linnaeus, 1758

Conus miles

Conus namocanus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792

Conus namocanus

Conus nigropunctatus G. B. Sowerby II, 1858

Conus nigropunctatus

Conus nussatella Linnaeus, 1758

Conus nussatella

Conus omaria Hwass in Bruguière, 1792

Conus omaria

Conus parvatus Walls, 1979

Conus parvatus

Conus striatellus Link, 1807

Conus striatellus

Conus striatus Linnaeus, 1758

Conus striatus

Conus terebra Born, 1778

Conus terebra

Conus tessulatus Born, 1778

Conus tessulatus

Conus textile Linnaeus, 1758

Conus textile

Conus varius Linnaeus, 1758

Conus varius

Conus ventricosus Gmelin, 1791

Conus ventricosus : beach (Côte d'Azur)

Conus vexillum Gmelin, 1791

Conus vexillum

Conus vexillum Gmelin, 1791

Conus vexillum : bis

Conus virgo Linnaeus, 1758

Conus virgo

Total collection for Conidae : 42 species (240 shells in total)

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