List of Conus species


This list of Conus species is a listing of species in the genus Conus, a genus of sea snails, specifically cone snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Conidae.
For many years, all of the cone snails were placed in the genus Conus. More recently a large number of species have been moved to other genera.
This list with over 1,000 accepted species relies on the taxonomy used in the World Register of Marine Species and the publication in 2015 by Puillandre N., Duda T.F., Meyer C., Olivera B.M. & Bouchet P.. One, four or 100 genera? A new classification of the cone snails. Journal of Molluscan Studies. 81: 1-23

Species

Species within the genus Conus:

A

Conus abbas Hwass in Bruguière, 1792Conus abbreviatus Reeve, 1843Conus abrolhosensis Petuch, 1987

B

Conus babaensis Rolán & Röckel, 2001Conus bahamensis Vink & Röckel, 1995Conus baeri Röckel & Korn, 1992Conus bairstowi G. B. Sowerby III, 1889Conus balabacensis Filmer, 2012

C

Conus cacao Ferrario, 1983

D

E

Conus easoni Conus ebraeus Linnaeus, 1758Conus eburneus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792Conus echinophilus Conus echo Lauer, 1989Conus edaphus Conus ednae Conus edwardpauli Petuch, 1998

F

Conus felitae Rolán, 1990Conus felix Fenzan, 2012

G

Conus gabelishi da Motta, 1982Conus galeao Rolán, 1990Conus galeyi Monnier, Tenorio, Bouchet & Puillandre, 2018

H

Conus habui Lan, 2002Conus hamamotoi Yoshiba & Koyama, 1984Conus hamanni Fainzilber & Mienis, 1986Conus hanshassi Lorenz & Barbier, 2012Conus harasewychi Petuch, 1987

I

J

Conus jacarusoi Petuch, 1998Conus janus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792

K

L

Conus lamberti Souverbie, 1877Conus lamyi Rabiller & Richard, 2019

M

N

Conus nahoonensis Conus namocanus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792Conus nanshaensis F.-L. Li, 2016Conus nanus G.B. Sowerby I & G.B. Sowerby I, 1833Conus naranjus Trovão, 1975Conus natalaurantius Conus natalis G. B. Sowerby II, 1858Conus navarroi Rolán, 1986Conus negroides Kaicher, 1977Conus nemo Conus neocostatus B. M. Olivera, Watkins, Puillandre & M. Tenorio, 2021Conus neptunus Reeve, 1843

O

  • Conus oblongoturbinatus Grateloup, 1845
  • Conus oboesus Michelotti, 1847 Conus obscurus G. B. Sowerby I, 1833Conus ochroleucus Gmelin, 1791
  • Conus odengensis K. Martin, 1895
  • Conus oinouyei Yokoyama, 1928 Conus oishii
  • Conus oligistus Tomlin, 1937
  • Conus olivaeformis R. Hoernes & Auinger, 1879
  • Conus olssoni Maury, 1917 Conus omaria Hwass in Bruguière, 1792Conus orion Broderip, 1833
  • Conus ornatissimus K. Martin, 1883 Conus ortneri Petuch, 1998Conus ostrinus
  • Conus ottiliae R. Hoernes & Auinger, 1879 Conus oualeiriensis Rabiller & Richard, 2019
  • Conus ozennii Crosse, 1858

P

Conus padarosae

Q

Conus quasidaucus Touitou, Puillandre, Bouchet & Clovel, 2020Conus quasimagus Conus queenslandis da Motta, 1984

R

Conus radiatus Gmelin, 1791

S

Conus sahlbergi da Motta & Harland, 1986Conus sakalava Conus salletae Conus salzmanni G. Raybaudi-Massilia & Rolán, 1997Conus samadiae M. Tenorio & Puillandre, 2023Conus samaraiensis Conus samiae da Motta, 1982Conus sandwichensis Walls, 1978 Conus sanguineus Kiener, 1850Conus sanguinolentus Quoy & Gaimard, 1834

T

Conus tabidus Reeve, 1844Conus tacomae Boyer & Pelorce, 2009Conus taeniatus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792Conus tagaroae Conus taitensis Hwass in Bruguière, 1792Conus takahashii Conus taphrus Woodring, 1970

U

Conus uhlei Conus unifasciatus Kiener, 1845Conus urashimanus Kuroda & Itô, 1961

V

Conus vanvilstereni Conus vappereaui Monteiro, 2009Conus variegatus Kiener, 1845Conus varius Linnaeus, 1758Conus vautieri Kiener, 1847Conus vayssierei Pallary, 1906Conus vegaluzi Conus velaensis Petuch, 1993Conus velliesi Conus venezuelanus Petuch, 1987Conus ventricosus Gmelin, 1791Conus venulatus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792Conus verdensis Trovão, 1979Conus vexillum Gmelin, 1791Conus vezoi Korn, Niederhöfer & Blöcher, 2000Conus vezzarochristophei Cossignani, 2018Conus vezzaroi Conus vezzaronellyae Conus victoriae Reeve, 1843Conus vicweei Old, 1973Conus vidua Reeve, 1843Conus villepinii Fischer & Bernardi, 1857Conus viola Cernohorsky, 1977Conus violaceus Gmelin, 1791Conus virgatus Reeve, 1849Conus virgo Linnaeus, 1758Conus visagenus Kilburn, 1974Conus vittatus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792Conus vitulinus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792Conus voluminalis Reeve, 1843Conus vulcanus Tenorio & Afonso, 2004

W

Conus wallangra Conus wandae Conus wilsi Delsaerdt, 1998Conus wittigi Walls, 1977

X

Conus xanthicus Dall, 1910Conus xanthocinctus Petuch, 1986

Y

Conus yemenensis Bondarev, 1997

Z

Species brought into synonymy

This list is incomplete.Conus aculeiformis Reeve, 1844: synonym of Conasprella aculeiformis Conus acuminatus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792: synonym of Conus locumtenens Blumenbach, 1791Conus acutimarginatus G. B. Sowerby II, 1866: synonym of Conasprella jaspidea Conus acutus G. B. Sowerby II, 1857: synonym of Conus musicus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792Conus adansoni sensu G. B. Sowerby II, 1858: synonym of Conus magus Linnaeus, 1758Conus adansonii Lamarck, 1810: synonym of Conus ventricosus Gmelin, 1791Conus adenensis E. A. Smith, 1891: synonym of Conus inscriptus Reeve, 1843Conus adonis Shikama, 1971: synonym of Conasprella memiae Conus adriaticus Nardo, 1847: synonym of Conus ventricosus Gmelin, 1791Conus adustus G. B. Sowerby II, 1858: synonym of Conus erythraeensis Reeve, 1843Conus aegrotus Reeve, 1849: synonym of Conus furvus Reeve, 1843Conus affinis Gmelin, 1791: synonym of Conus circumcisus Born, 1778Conus agassizii Dall, 1886: synonym of Conasprella mindana Conus agrestis Mörch, 1850: synonym of Conus buxeus loroisii Kiener, 1846Conus akabensis G. B. Sowerby III, 1887: synonym of Conus quercinus, 1786Conus albicans G. B. Sowerby II, 1857: synonym of Conus furvus Reeve, 1843Conus albomaculatus G. B. Sowerby II, 1841: synonym of Conus litoglyphus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792Conus albospira E. A. Smith, 1880: synonym of Conus straturatus G. B. Sowerby II, 1865Conus albus G. B. Sowerby III, 1887: synonym of Conus furvus Reeve, 1843Conus alexandremonteiroi : synonym of Conasprella alexandremonteiroi Conus alfredensis Bartsch, 1915: synonym of Conus tinianus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792Conus alisi Röckel, Richard, & Moolenbeek, 1995: synonym of Conasprella alisi Conus allamandi : synonym of Conasprella allamandi Conus alternatus Link, 1807: synonym of Conus eburneus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792Conus altispiratus G. B. Sowerby II, 1873: synonym of Conus mozambicus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792Conus alveolus G. B. Sowerby I, 1833: synonym of Conus stramineus Lamarck, 1810Conus amabilis Lamarck, 1810: synonym of Conus pertusus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792Conus amazonicus Nardo, 1847: synonym of Conus ventricosus Gmelin, 1791Conus ambaroides Shikama, 1977: synonym of Conus magus Linnaeus, 1758Conus amethystinus Trovão, 1975: synonym of Conus carnalis G. B. Sowerby III, 1879Conus amiralis Hwass in Bruguière, 1792: synonym of Conus cedonulli Linnaeus, 1767Conus anadema Tomlin, 1937: synonym of Conus splendidulus G. B. Sowerby I, 1833Conus anaglypticus Crosse, 1865: synonym of Conasprella anaglyptica Conus anceps A. Adams, 1855: synonym of Conus consors G. B. Sowerby I, 1833Conus andrangae Schwengel, 1955: synonym of Conus bartschi G. D. Hanna & Strong, 1949Conus angolensis Paes Da Franca, 1957: synonym of Conus zebroides Kiener, 1848Conus angulatus A. Adams, 1855: synonym of Conus regularis G. B. Sowerby I, 1833Conus anosyensis Bozzetti, 2008: synonym of Conus balteatus G. B. Sowerby I, 1833Conus aphrodite Petuch, 1979: synonym of Conasprella aphrodite Conus arabicus Lamarck, 1810: synonym of Conus litteratus Linnaeus, 1758Conus arachnoideus Gmelin, 1791: synonym of Conus araneosus, 1786Conus araneosus Hwass, 1792: synonym of Conus araneosus, 1786Conus arausiensis Reeve, 1843: synonym of Conus daucus daucus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792 represented as Conus daucus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792Conus arawak : synonym of Conasprella arawak Conus arbornatalis da Motta, 1978: synonym of Conus amadis Gmelin, 1791Conus archetypus Crosse, 1865: synonym of Conus ziczac archetypus Crosse, 1865Conus archiepiscopus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792: synonym of Conus textile Linnaeus, 1758Conus architalassus, 1786: synonym of Conus ammiralis Linnaeus, 1758Conus archithalassius Link, 1807: synonym of Conus pulcher, 1786Conus arcuatus Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1829: synonym of Conasprella arcuata Conus armiger Crosse, 1858: synonym of Conasprella armiger Conus articulatus G. B. Sowerby II, 1873: synonym of Conasprella articulata Conus asper Lamarck, 1810: synonym of Conus sulcatus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792Conus aspersus G. B. Sowerby I, 1833: synonym of Conus ermineus Born, 1778Conus assimilis A. Adams, 1855: synonym of Conus magus Linnaeus, 1758Conus atractus Tomlin, 1937: synonym of Conus compressus G. B. Sowerby II, 1866Conus atramentosus Reeve, 1849: synonym of Lovellona atramentosa Conus augur Hwass in Bruguière, 1792: synonym of Conus augur, 1786Conus auratus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792: synonym of Conus aulicus Linnaeus, 1758Conus aureolus Sowerby II, 1858: synonym of Conus anabathrum Crosse, 1865Conus auricomus Lamarck, 1810: synonym of Conus aureus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792Conus aurora Lamarck, 1810: synonym of Conus tinianus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792Conus austini Rehder & Abbott, 1951: synonym of Conus cancellatus cancellatus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792 represented as Conus cancellatus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792Conus australis Lamarck, 1810: synonym of Conus australis Holten, 1802Conus australis Schröter, 1803: synonym of Conus mustelinus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792Conus baccatus G. B. Sowerby III, 1877: synonym of Conasprella baccata Conus badius Kiener, 1845: synonym of Conus namocanus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792Conus baiano Coltro, 2004: synonym of Conus abrolhosensis Petuch, 1987Conus baileyi Röckel & da Motta, 1979: synonym of Conasprella baileyi Conus bajanensis Nowell-Usticke, 1968: synonym of Conasprella bajanensis Conus barbadensis Hwass in Bruguière, 1792: synonym of Conus miliaris Hwass in Bruguière, 1792Conus baylei Jousseaume, 1872: synonym of Conus spurius baylei Jousseaume, 1872Conus beckeri G. B. Sowerby III, 1911: synonym of Conus pictus Reeve, 1843Conus beddomei G. B. Sowerby III, 1901: synonym of Conus ziczac ziczac Mühlfeld, 1816 represented as Conus ziczac Mühlfeld, 1816Conus bermudensis Clench, 1942: synonym of Conasprella mindana bermudensis Conus bernardii Kiener, 1847: synonym of Conus cinereus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792Conus berschaueri : synonym of Conasprella berschaueri Conus bertarollae Costa & Simone, 1997: synonym of Conus ziczac archetypus Crosse, 1865Conus bicolor G. B. Sowerby I, 1833: synonym of Conus litoglyphus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792Conus bicolor G. B. Sowerby I, 1833: synonym of Conus praecellens A. Adams, 1855Conus bicolor G. B. Sowerby I, 1833: synonym of Conus pulcher, 1786Conus bifasciatus G. B. Sowerby II, 1857: synonym of Conus attenuatus Reeve, 1844Conus bifasciatus Gmelin, 1791: synonym of Conasprella centurio Conus biraghii : synonym of Conasprella biraghii Conus bitleri da Motta, 1984: synonym of Conus cordigera G. B. Sowerby II, 1866Conus blainvillei Kiener, 1850: synonym of Conus fumigatus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792Conus blainvillii Vignard, 1829: synonym of Conus ammiralis Linnaeus, 1758Conus blatteus Shikama, 1979: synonym of Conus viola Cernohorsky, 1977Conus bocki G. B. Sowerby III, 1881: synonym of Conus sulcatus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792Conus bodarti Coltro, 2004: synonym of Conasprella iansa Conus boholensis Petuch, 1979: synonym of Conasprella boholensis Conus boivini Kiener, 1846: synonym of Conus gubernator Hwass in Bruguière, 1792Conus borbonicus H. Adams, 1868: synonym of Conus tulipa Linnaeus, 1758Conus borneensis G. B. Sowerby II, 1866: synonym of Conus magus Linnaeus, 1758Conus borneensis A. Adams & Reeve, 1848: synonym of Conasprella arcuata Conus boschi Clover, 1972: synonym of Conus melvilli G. B. Sowerby III, 1879Conus boschorum Moolenbeek & Coomans, 1993: synonym of Pseudolilliconus boschorum Conus boubeeae G. B. Sowerby III, 1903: synonym of Conasprella pusio Conus boucheti Richard, 1983: synonym of Conasprella boucheti Conus bougei G. B. Sowerby III, 1907: synonym of Conus exiguus Lamarck, 1810Conus bozzettii Lauer, 1991: synonym of Conasprella bozzettii Conus branhamae Clench, 1953: synonym of Conasprella jaspidea pealii Conus brasiliensis Clench, 1942: synonym of Conus ziczac archetypus Crosse, 1865Conus brazieri G. B. Sowerby III, 1881: synonym of Conus circumcisus Born, 1778Conus brettinghami Coomans, Moolenbeek & Wils, 1982: synonym of Conus sulcatus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792Conus breviculus G. B. Sowerby I, 1833: synonym of Conus pulcher, 1786Conus brevis E. A. Smith, 1877: synonym of Conus caracteristicus Fischer von Waldheim, 1807Conus brontodes Shikama, 1979: synonym of Conus kinoshitai Conus bruguieresi Kiener, 1845: synonym of Conus bruguieri Kiener, 1846Conus bruguiersi Kiener, 1846: synonym of Conus bruguieri Kiener, 1846Conus buxeus Reeve, 1844: synonym of Conus furvus Reeve, 1843Conus cabritii Bernardi, 1858: synonym of Conus exiguus Lamarck, 1810Conus caelatus A. Adams, 1855: synonym of Conus marchionatus Hinds, 1843Conus caerulans Küster, 1838: synonym of Conus ermineus Born, 1778Conus caerulescens Lamarck, 1810: synonym of Conus cinereus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792Conus caffer Krauss, 1848: synonym of Conus mozambicus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792Conus caillaudi Jay, 1846: synonym of Conus ventricosus Gmelin, 1791Conus cakobaui Moolenbeek, Röckel, & Bouchet, 2008: synonym of Profundiconus cakobaui Conus caledonicus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792: synonym of Conus cedonulli Linnaeus, 1767Conus californicus Reeve, 1844: synonym of Californiconus californicus Conus canaliculatus Dillwyn, 1817: synonym of Conus malacanus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792Conus candidus Kiener, 1847: synonym of Conus philippii Kiener, 1847Conus capricorni Van Mol, Tursch & Kempf, 1967: synonym of Conus cancellatus capricorni Van Mol, Tursch & Kempf, 1967Conus caracanus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792: synonym of Conus cedonulli insularis Gmelin, 1791: synonym of Conus cedonulli Linnaeus, 1767Conus caribbaeus Clench, 1942: synonym of Conus flavescens caribbaeus Clench, 1942Conus carinatus Swainson, 1822: synonym of Conus magus Linnaeus, 1758Conus carmeli Tenison-Woods, 1877: synonym of Conus anemone Lamarck, 1810Conus carpenteri Crosse, 1865: synonym of Conus litoglyphus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792Conus carpenterianus : synonym of Megasurcula carpenteriana Conus castrensis Gould, 1842: synonym of Conus thalassiarchus G. B. Sowerby I, 1834Conus castus Reeve, 1844: synonym of Conus daucus daucus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792 represented as Conus daucus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792Conus catenatus G. B. Sowerby III, 1879: synonym of Conus granarius Kiener, 1847Conus cavailloni Fenaux, 1942: synonym of Conus inscriptus Reeve, 1843Conus cebuganus da Motta & Martin, 1982: synonym of Conus australis Holten, 1802Conus cecilei Kiener, 1847: synonym of Conus furvus Reeve, 1843Conus ceciliae Crosse, 1858: synonym of Conus capitaneus Linnaeus, 1758Conus centurio Born, 1778: synonym of Conasprella centurio

''Nomina dubia''

This is a list of species in Conus that have a doubtful name Conus abbotti Clench, 1942 Conus albidus Schröter, 1803 Conus amethysteus Link, 1807 Conus argillaceus Perry, 1811 Conus bandatus Perry, 1811 Conus bicinctus Donovan, 1826 Conus cinereus Schröter, 1803 Conus clandestinus Shikama, 1979 Conus coralloides Perry, 1811 Conus costatus Gmelin, 1791 Conus fasciatus Schröter, 1803 Conus felinus Link, 1807 Conus ferrugatus G. B. Sowerby I, 1834 Conus feruginosus Mawe, 1823 Conus fritillaria Lichtenstein, 1794 Conus fulgurans Hwass in Bruguière, 1792 Conus fulmineus Gmelin, 1791 Conus fulvus Schröter, 1803 Conus gigas Fischer von Waldheim, 1807 Conus guienensis Schröter, 1803 Conus japonicus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792 Conus lacteus Reeve, 1844 Conus laevigatus Link, 1807 Conus lamellosus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792 Conus lar Lichtenstein, 1794 Conus leaeneus Link, 1807 Conus lemur Lichtenstein, 1794 Conus marmoratus Schröter, 1803 Conus maurus King, 1826 Conus melancholicus Lamarck, 1810 Conus minimus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792 Conus niveus Gmelin, 1791 Conus oculatus Gmelin, 1791 Conus olea Schröter, 1803 Conus papillaris G. B. Sowerby II, 1833 Conus pardalinus Link, 1807 Conus phoebeus Jousseaume, 1894 Conus porcellaneus Fischer von Waldheim, 1807 Conus puniceus Schröter, 1803 Conus rubescens Schröter, 1803 Conus sardus Link, 1807 Conus scriptus Deshayes, 1831 Conus strigatus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792 Conus submarginatus G. B. Sowerby II, 1870 Conus tristis Reeve, 1844 Conus unicolor G. B. Sowerby II, 1833 Conus virgineus Link, 1807 Conus vitifera Perry, 1811 Conus vividus G. B. Sowerby III, 1914