List of Conus Species -- Cone Shell Photos

 Conus abbas
Abbas Cone
Range: Indo-Pacific
 Conus abbotti
Abbott's Cone
Range: Bahamas
 Conus abbreviatus
Abbreviated Cone
Range: Hawaii
 Conus aculeiformis
Spindle Cone
Range: Indo-Pacific
 Conus acutangulus
Sharp-angled Cone
Range: Indo-Pacific
 Conus adamsonii
Rhododendron Cone
Range: Central and SW Pacific
 Conus advertex
Reference Cone
Range: Queensland and New South Wales
 Conus aemulus hybridus
Hybrid Cone
Range: West Africa
 Conus algoensis
Algoa Cone
Range: South Africa
 Conus altispiratus
Turret Cone
Range: South Africa
 Conus amadis
Amadis Cone
Range: Indian Ocean; Indonesia
 Conus ambiguus
Ambiguous Cone
Range: West Africa
 Conus ammiralis
Admiral Cone
Range: Indo-Pacific
 Conus amphiurgus
Amphiurgus
Range: SE USA, Puerto Rico
 Conus amphiurgus juliae
Julia Clench's Cone
Range: SE USA
 Conus anemone
Anemone Cone
Range: Southern Australia
 Conus angasi
Angas's Cone
Range: Australia
 Conus aplustre
Back-end Cone
Range: Australia
 Conus araneosus nicobaricus
Nicobar Cone
Range: Indian Ocean to Philippines
 Conus archon
Magistrate Cone
Range: Gulf of California to Panama
 Conus arcuatus
Arched Cone
Range: Gulf of California to Colombia
 Conus arenatus
Sand-dusted Cone
Range: Indo-Pacific
 Conus argillaceus
Clay Cone
Range: NW Indian Ocean
 Conus armiger
Armored Cone
Range: Caribbean
 Conus artoptus
Tender Cone
Range: Australia to Philippines
 Conus attenuatus
Thin Cone
Range: Caribbean
 Conus augur
Augur Cone
Range: Indian Ocean, SW Pacific
 Conus aulicus
Princely Cone
Range: Indo-Pacific
 Conus aurantius
Golden Cone
Range: Southern Caribbean
 Conus auratus
Gilded Cone
Range: Society Islands and Tuamotu Islands
 Conus aureus
Aureus Cone
Range: Indo-Pacific
 Conus auricomus
Gold-leaf Cone
Range: Indo-Pacific
 Conus aurisiacus
Aurisiacus Cone
Range: Indonesia, Australia
Conus australis
Austral Cone
Range: Southern Japan, China Sea
 Conus axelrodi
Axelrod's Cone
Range: Taiwan to New Guinea
 Conus bairstowi
Bairstow's Cone
Range: South Africa
 Conus balteatus
Ringed Cone
Range: Indo-Pacific
 Conus balteus
Girdled Cone
Range: Cape Verde Islands
 Conus barthelemyi
Berthelemy's Cone
Range: Indian Ocean
 Conus barthelemyi leehmani
Prampart's Cone
Range: Indian Ocean
 Conus bartschi
Bartsch's Cone
Range: Gulf of California to Costa Rica
 Conus bayani
Bayan's Cone
Range: Indian Ocean
 Conus beddomei
Brazil Cone
Range: Central Brazil
Conus bengalensis
Glory of Bengal Cone
Range: Bay of Bengal (Thai coast, Burma)
 Conus betulinus
Beech Cone
Range: Indo-Pacific
 Conus biliosus
Bilious Cone
Range: Indian Ocean
 Conus biliosus meyeri
Meyer's Bilious Cone
Range: South Africa
 Conus boeticus
Boeticus Cone
Range: Indo-Pacific
 Conus boschi
Bosch's Cone
Range: Oman Coast and NW Indian Ocean
 Conus brunneus
Wood's Brown Cone
Range: Gulf of California, Baja California to Ecuador
 Conus bulbus
Onion Cone
Range: SW Africa
 Conus bullatus
Bubble Cone
Range: Indo-Pacific
 Conus byssinus
Lesser Butterfly Cone
Range: West Africa
 Conus cabriti
Cabrit's Cone
Range: New Caledonia
Conus californicus
California cone
 Conus cancellatus
Austin's Cone
Range: Gulf of Mexico to Brazil
 Conus canonicus
Tiger Cone
Range: Indo-Pacific
 Conus capitanellus
Little Captain Cone
Range: Southern Japan
 Conus capitaneus
Captain Cone
Range: Indo-Pacific
 Conus caracteristicus
Characteristic Cone
Range: Indo-Pacific
 Conus cardinalis
Cardinal Cone
Range: Caribbean
 Conus catus
Cat Cone
Range: Indo-Pacific
 Conus cedonulli
Matchless Cone
Range: West Indies
 Conus cedonulli caledonicus
Celedonica Cone
Range: Lesser Antilles
 Conus centurio
Centurion Cone
Range: Caribbean
 Conus cernicus
Mauritian Cone
Range: Western Indian Ocean
 Conus cervus
Palisade Cone
Range: Philippines
 Conus chaldeus
Vermiculate Cone
Range: Indo-Pacific
 Conus chiangi
Chiang's Cone
Range: Taiwan, southern Japan
 Conus cinereus
Sunburnt Cone
Range: Western Pacific, Indonesia
 Conus circumcisus
Circumcision Cone
Range: Western Pacific
 Conus clarus
Glossy Cone
Range: SW Australia
 Conus clerii
Clery's Cone
Range: Brazil to N Argentina
 Conus cocceus
Cocceus Cone
Range: Western Australia
 Conus coccineus
Scarlet Cone
Range: South Pacific
 Conus coelinae
Celine's Cone
Range: Hawaii to New Caledonia
 Conus colubrinus
Saffron Cone
Range: Western Pacific
 Conus colubrinus crocatus
Crocatus Cone
Range: SW Pacific
 Conus colubrinus thailandis
Thailand Cone
Range: Andaman Sea
 Conus comatosa
Comatose Cone
Range: Southern Japan to Taiwan
 Conus connectens
Comma Cone
Range: Western Pacific
 Conus consors
Singed Cone
Range: Indo-Pacific
 Conus conspersus
Sprinkled Cone
Range: Philippines, Indonesia
 Conus coronatus
Crowned Cone
Range: Indo-Pacific
 Conus couderti
Coudert's Cone
Range: Lesser Antilles
 Conus cumingii
Cuming's Cone
Range: Philippines to Solomons and Queensland
 Conus cuvieri
Cuvier's Cone
Range: Red Sea
 Conus cylindraceus
Cylindrical Cone
Range: Indo-Pacific
 Conus dalli
Dall's Cone
Range: West Mexico to Panama
 Conus daucus
Carrot Cone
Range: Caribbean
 Conus delessertii
Sozon's Cone
Range: SE USA
 Conus diadema
Diadem Cone
Range: Gulf of California to Panama
 Conus distans
Distant Cone
Range: Indo-Pacific
 Conus dorreensis
Pontifical Cone
Range: Western Australia
 Conus duplicatus
Duplicate Cone
Range: Southern Japan, Taiwan, Solomons
 Conus duplicatus kuroharai
Kurohara's Cone
Range: Southern Japan, Taiwan, Solomons
 Conus dusaveli
Du Savel's Cone
Range: Ryukyu Islands, Philippines
 Conus ebraeus
Hebrew Cone
Range: Indo-Pacific
 Conus eburneus
Ivory Cone
Range: Indo-Pacific
 Conus eburneus polyglotta
Polyglot Cone
Range: Indo-Pacific
 Conus emaciatus
False Virgin Cone
Range: Indo-Pacific
 Conus encaustus
Burnt Cone
Range: Marquesas
 Conus ermineus
Turtle Cone
Range: Caribbean, West Africa
 Conus ermineus
Turtle Cone
Range: Caribbean, West Africa
 Conus erythraeensis
Red Sea Cone
Range: Red Sea
 Conus eucoronatus
Flat-ridge Cone
Range: South Africa, Mozambique
 Conus eugrammatus
Eugrammatus Cone
Range: Hawaii, SW Pacific
 Conus excavatus
Coffee Cone
Range: Red Sea
 Conus excelsus
Illustrious Cone
Range: Western Pacific
 Conus eximius
Exceptional Cone
Range: SE Asia
 Conus fergusoni
Ferguson's Cone
Range: Gulf of California to Ecuador
 Conus figulinus
Fig Cone
Range: Indo-Pacific
 Conus filicinctus
Thin-line Cone
Range: Java
 Conus flavidus
Yellow Pacific Cone
Range: Indo-Pacific
 Conus floccatus
Clouded Cone
Range: Pacific
 Conus floridana
Florida Cone
Range: SE USA
 Conus floridus
Floridus Cone
Range: NE Indian Ocean
 Conus frigidus
Frigid Cone
Range: Pacific
 Conus fulgetrum
Lightning Cone
Range: Indo-Pacific
 Conus fulmen
Thunderbolt Cone
Range: Southern Japan to Ryukyus
 Conus fumigatus
Smoky Cone
Range: Red Sea
 Conus furvus
Dark Cone
Range: SW Pacific
 Conus generalis
General Cone
Range: Pacific
 Conus generalis maldivus
Maldive Cone
Range: Indian Ocean
 Conus genuanus
Garter Cone
Range: West Africa
 Conus geographus
Geography Cone
Range: Indo-Pacific
 Conus geographus fragillissimus
Fragile Geography Cone
Range: Ethiopia, Red Sea
 Conus gladiator
Gladiator Cone
Range: Gulf of California to Peru
 Conus glaucus
Glaucous Cone
Range: Western Pacific
Conus gloriamaris
Glory of the Seas Cone
Range: Western Pacific, primarily Philippines and Solomons but also in New Guinea, Yap, Ceram and Flores Islands.
Notable: Among collectors, the shell of the Glory of the Seas cone snail, Conus gloriamaris, has special significance. For many years it was one of the most sought after, and considered one of the most rare, shells in the world. Its elegant beauty, and moderate rarity even today, continues to elevate the Glory of the Seas above most other cones in terms of desirability. For a century after its description by Chemnitz in 1777, Conus gloriamaris was known from a relative handful of specimens and it developed a historic notoriety. In 1792 it was published that an earnest collector of Conus species, Chris Hwass of Denmark, purchased a Glory of the Seas at auction only to immediately destroy it in an effort to reduce the known population of specimens by one, thus making his other specimen that much more valuable. A mid-1800's report testified that the only known locale at which Conus gloriamaris was thought to be found alive was destroyed by earthquake, driving the rare species into extinction and making the known specimens spectacularly valuable. As recently as 1957, only two dozen specimens were known to exist and auction prices were well above $1000 apiece. Ten years later, the number of known specimens tripled as collectors discovered New Guinea collecting grounds. In 1969, a pair of divers found over a hundred live specimens at Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands and the rarity of Conus gloriamaris was history. Nevertheless, the shell's historic significance and mystique continue. The Glory of the Sea Cone can now be afforded by most collectors, enabling them to possess an example of what was once the most pursued shell in the world, and what is still one of the most beautiful to behold.
 Conus gradatus
Gradated Cone
Range: Gulf of California to Peru
 Conus grangeri
Granger's Cone
Range: Taiwan, Philippines
 Conus granulatus
Glory of the Atlantic Cone
Range: SE Florida and West Indies
 Conus gubernator
Governor Cone
Range: Indian Ocean
 Conus guineensis
Guinea Cone
Range: South Africa
 Conus hieroglyphus
Hieroglyphic Cone
Range: Antilles, Jamaica
 Conus hirasei
Hirase's Cone
Range: Southern Japan to Taiwan
 Conus hyaena
Hyena Cone
Range: India, Bay of Bengal
 Conus hypochlorus
Hypo Cone
Range: Philippines
 Conus ichinoseana
Ichinose Cone
Range: Southern Japan to Taiwan, Philippines
 Conus imperialis
Imperial Cone
Range: Indo-Pacific
 Conus imperialis fuscata
Western Imperial Cone
Range: East Africa
 Conus infrenatus
Jeffrey's Bay Cone
Range: South Africa
 Conus inscriptus
Engraved Cone
Range: Indian Ocean
 Conus iodostoma
Violet-mouth Cone
Range: Western Indian Ocean
 Conus ione
Ione Cone
Range: Southern Japan
 Conus janus
Janus Cone
Range: East Africa
 Conus jaspideus
Jasper Cone
Range: Gulf of Mexico to Brazil
 Conus jaspideus stearnsii
Stearn's Cone
Range: Florida
 Conus jaspideus verrucosus
Verrucose Cone
Range: Caribbean
 Conus jickelii
Jickeli's Cone
Range: Western Indian Ocean
 Conus jucundus
Jucunda Cone
Range: Caribbean
 Conus julii
Mascarene Cone
Range: Mauritius and Reunion Island
 Conus kashiwajimensis
Kashiwajima Cone
Range: Southern Japan to Taiwan
 Conus keatformis
Keatlike Cone
Range: SE Asia
 Conus kermadecensis
Kermadec Cone
Range: China Sea, Australia to E. Africa
 Conus kerstitchi
Kerstitch's Cone
Range: West Mexico and Baja California
 Conus kimioi
Kimio's Cone
Range: Japan, Taiwan, Philippines
 Conus kinoshitai
Kinoshitai's Cone
Range: China Sea, Philippines, Solomons
 Conus klemae
Klem's Cone
Range: Southern Australia
 Conus kulkulcan
Kulkulcan Cone
Range: Caribbean
 Conus legatus
Ambassador Cone
Range: Pacific
 Conus lemniscatus
Ribbon Cone
Range: Northern Indian Ocean
 Conus lentiginosus
Brown-flame Cone
Range: Northern Indian Ocean
 Conus leopardus
Leopard Cone
Range: Indo-Pacific
 Conus lienardi
Lienard's Cone
Range: Melanesia
 Conus litoglyphus
Lithograph Cone
Range: Indo-Pacific
 Conus litteratus
Lettered Cone
Range: Indo-Pacific
 Conus lividus
Livid Cone
Range: Indo-Pacific
 Conus locumtenens
Vice Admiral Cone
Range: Red Sea, NW Indian Ocean
 Conus lucidus
Spiderweb Cone
Range: Baja California to Ecuador
 Conus luteus
Leteus Cone
Range: Indo-Pacific
 Conus lynceus
Lynceus Cone
Range: Indo-Pacific
 Conus magnificus
Dignified Cone
Range: Indo-Pacific
 Conus magus
Magus Cone
Range: Indo-Pacific
 Conus marielae
Mariel's Cone
Range: Marquesas
 Conus marmoreus
Marble Cone
Range: Indo-Pacific
 Conus marmoreus nigrescens
Range: Samoa to New Caledonia
 Conus marmoreus suffusa
Range: New Caledonia
 Conus marmoreus vidua
Vidua Cone
Range: Indo-Pacific
 Conus mazei
Maze's Cone
Range: South Florida to Brazil
 Conus mazei rainesae
Raine's Cone
Range: South Florida to Brazil
 Conus memiae
Memi's Cone
Range: Western Pacific
 Conus mercator
Trader Cone
Range: West Africa
 Conus miles
Soldier Cone
Range: Indo-Pacific
 Conus miliaris
Thousand-spot Cone
Range: Indo-Pacific
Conus milneedwardsi
Glory of India Cone
Range: Indian Ocean (Mozambique to Aden, southern and western India, southern Indian Ocean islands), China Sea (Taiwan) and Ryukyu Islands.
 Conus mindanus
Bermuda Cone
Range: Bermuda to Brazil
 Conus minnamurra
Minnamurra Cone
Range: SE Australia
 Conus mitratus
Miterlike Cone
Range: Indo-Pacific
 Conus moluccensis
Molucca Cone
Range: Western Pacific
 Conus monachus
Monastic Cone
Range: Indo-Pacific
 Conus monile
Necklace Cone
Range: Eastern Indian Ocean
 Conus moreleti
Morelet's Cone
Range: Indo-Pacific
 Conus mucronatus
Deep-grooved Cone
Range: China Sea, Philippines
 Conus muriculatus
Muricate Cone
Range: SW Pacific
 Conus mus
Mouse Cone
Range: SE Florida, West Indies, Bermuda
 Conus musicus
Music Cone
Range: Indo-Pacific
 Conus musicus parvatus
South African Music Cone
Range: South Africa
 Conus mustelinus
Weasel Cone
Range: Indo-Pacific
 Conus nadaensis
Nada Cone
Range: Japan
 Conus namocanus
Namocanus Cone
Range: Indian Ocean
 Conus natalis
Natal Cone
Range: South Africa
 Conus neptunus
Neptune Cone
Range: SW Pacific
 Conus nielsanae
Nielsen's Cone
Range: Northern Australia
 Conus nigropunctatus
Black-spot Cone
Range: Indo-Pacific
 Conus nimbosus
Stormy Cone
Range: Indo-Pacific
 Conus nobilis
Noble Cone
Range: Eastern Indian Ocean
 Conus nobilis marchionatus
Marquesas Cone
Range: Marquesas
 Conus nobilis victor
Victor Cone
Range: Bali
 Conus nussatella
Nussatella Cone
Range: Indo-Pacific
 Conus obscurus
Obscure Cone
Range: Indo-Pacific
 Conus ochroleucus
Prefect Cone
Range: Philippines, New Guinea
 Conus orbignyi
Orbigny's Cone
Range: Indo-Pacific
 Conus orion
Orion Cone
Range: West Mexico to Colombia
 Conus otohimeae
Otohime's Cone
Range: Southern Japan to Philippines
 Conus pagodus
Pagoda Cone
Range: Japan, Taiwan, Philippines
 Conus papilliferus
Papilla Cone
Range: Eastern Australia
 Conus parius
Parian Cone
Range: Philippines to New Hebrides
 Conus parvulus
Little Cone
Range: Western Pacific
 Conus patae
Pat's Cone
Range: South Florida, Jamaica, Bahamas
 Conus patricius
Pear-shaped Cone
Range: Gulf of California to Ecuador
 Conus paulucciae
Paulucci's Cone
Range: Southern Indian Ocean
 Conus pennaceus
Feathered Cone
Range: Indo-Pacific
 Conus pergrandis
Grand Cone
Range: Western Pacific
 Conus pertusus
Pertusus Cone
Range: Indo-Pacific
 Conus pilkeyi
Pilkey's Cone
Range: Fiji to Philippines
 Conus planorbis
Planorbis Cone
Range: Indo-Pacific
 Conus poehlianus
Pohl's Cone
Range: SW Pacific
 Conus polygrammus
Multilinear Cone
Range: Western Pacific
 Conus poormani
Poorman's Cone
Range: Gulf of California to Gulf of Panama
 Conus praecellens
Admirable Cone
Range: Western Pacific
 Conus princeps
Prince Cone
Range: Gulf of California to Ecuador
 Conus princeps apogrammatus
Orange Prince Cone
Range: Gulf of California to Ecuador
 Conus proximus
Proximus Cone
Range: Western Pacific
 Conus pulcher
Butterfly Cone
Range: SW Africa
 Conus pulicarius
Flea-bite Cone
Range: Indo-Pacific
 Conus puncticulatus
Pinpoint Cone
Range: Caribbean to N Brazil
 Conus purpurascens
Purple Cone
Range: Gulf of California to Peru
 Conus quercinus
Oak Cone
Range: Indo-Pacific
 Conus radiatus
Rayed Cone
Range: Fiji to Philippines
 Conus rattus
Rat Cone
Range: Indo-Pacific
 Conus recluzianus
Recluz's Cone
Range: SW Pacific
 Conus recurvus
Recurved Cone
Range: West Mexico to Ecuador
 Conus regius
Crown Cone
Range: Georgia, South Florida, West Indies
 Conus regius citrinus
Yellow Crown Cone
Range: Georgia, South Florida, West Indies
 Conus relatus
Philippine Cone
Range: Philippines
 Conus retifer
Netted Cone
Range: Indo-Pacific
 Conus rubiginosus
Ruddy Cone
Range: Indonesia, Philippines
 Conus rufimaculosus
Red-stained Cone
Range: East Australia
 Conus rutilus
Burnished Cone
Range: South Australia
 Conus sanguinolentus
Bloodstained Cone
Range: Indo-Pacific
 Conus sazanka
Sazanka's Cone
Range: Western Pacific
 Conus scabriusculus
Leaden Cone
Range: Western Pacific
 Conus schepmani
Schepman's Cone
Range: SW Pacific
 Conus sculletti
Scullett's Cone
Range: Queensland and New South Wales
 Conus sennottorum
Sennott's Cone
Range: Yucatan
 Conus sibogae
Siboga Cone
Range: Indonesia to Queenslands
 Conus sieboldii
Siebold's Cone
Range: Japan, Taiwan
 Conus smirna
Smirna Cone
Range: Southern Japan, Hawaii
 Conus soaresi
Clover's Cone
Range: West Africa
 Conus spectrum
Specter Cone
Range: Western Pacific
 Conus spectrum stillatus
Stillate Cone
Range: Australia
Conus sponsalis
Marriage Cone
Range: Indo-Pacific
 Conus spurius
Alphabet Cone
Range: SW USA and West Indies
 Conus spurius aureofasciatus
Gold-banded Cone
Range: SW USA and West Indies
 Conus spurius lorenzianus
Lorenz's Cone
Range: SW USA and West Indies
 Conus stercusmuscarum
Fly-specked Cone
Range: Western Pacific
 Conus stigmaticus
Stigmatic Cone
Range: SW Pacific
 Conus stimpsoni
Stimpson's Cone
Range: SE USA to Yucatan
 Conus stramineus
Nisus Cone
Range: Indo-Pacific
 Conus striatellus
Striatellus Cone
Range: Indo-Pacific
 Conus striatus
Striate Cone
Range: Indo-Pacific
 Conus stupella
Stupella Cone
Range: Southern Japan and Taiwan
 Conus sulcatus
Sulcate Cone
Range: Japan, Taiwan, Bay of Bengal to Solomons
 Conus suratensis
Suratan Cone
Range: Indian Ocean and SW Pacific
 Conus suturatus
Violet-base Cone
Range: Eastern Indian Ocean
 Conus suturatus sandwichensis
Hawaiian Cone
Range: Hawaii
 Conus taeniatus
Ringed Cone
Range: Red Sea, NW Indian Ocean
 Conus taslei
Tasle's Cone
Range: SW Africa
 Conus tenuistriatus
Thin-line Cone
Range: Indo-Pacific
 Conus teramachii
Teramachi's Cone
Range: S. Japan to South Africa
 Conus terebra
Terebra Cone
Range: Indo-Pacific
 Conus tessulatus
Tesselate Cone
Range: Indo-Pacific
 Conus thalassiarchus
Bough Cone
Range: Philippines
 Conus thomae
St. Thomas Cone
Range: Indonesia
 Conus tiaratus
Tiara Cone
Range: West Mexico to Ecuador
 Conus timorensis
Timor Cone
Range: Mauritius to New Guinea
 Conus tinianus
Ruddy Cone
Range: South Africa
 Conus tornatus
Grooved Cone
Range: Gulf of California to Ecuador
 Conus tribblei
Tribble's Cone
Range: Taiwan, Philippines, Solomons
 Conus trigonus
Trigonal Cone
Range: NW Austalia
Conus tulipa
Tulip Cone
Range: Indo-Pacific
 Conus typhon
Typhon Cone
Range: Natal and Mozambique
 Conus urashimanus
Urashima Cone
Range: Southern Japan, Philippines
 Conus variegatus
Variable Cone
Range: SW Africa
 Conus varius
Varius Cone
Range: East Africa to Fiji
 Conus ventricosus
Mediterranean Cone
Range: Mediterranean
 Conus venulatus
Cape Verde Cone
Range: Cape Verde Islands
 Conus vexillum
Flag Cone
Range: Indo-Pacific
 Conus vicweei
Vic Wee's Cone
Range: Sumatra to Thailand
 Conus villepinii
Villepin's Cone
Range: Florida to Brazil
 Conus vimineus
Wickerwork Cone
Range: Philippines
 Conus violaceus
Tendineus Cone
Range: Indian Ocean
 Conus virgatus
Virgate Panama Cone
Range: West Mexico to Ecuador
 Conus virgo
Virgin Cone
Range: Indo-Pacific
 Conus vittatus
Ribboned Cone
Range: Gulf of California to Ecuador
Conus vitulinus
Calf Cone
Range: Indo-Pacific
 Conus voluminalis
Voluminous Cone
Range: Eastern Indian Ocean
 Conus wallangra
Wallangra Cone
Range: Southern Queensland, Northern New South Wales
 Conus wittigi
Wittig's Cone
Range: Indonesia
 Conus xanthicus
Guaymas Cone
Range: Gulf of California
 Conus ximenes
Interrupted Cone
Range: Gulf of California to Peru
 Conus zeylanicus
Obese Cone
Range: Indian Ocean
 Conus zonatus
Zoned Cone
Range: Seychelles to India and Sumatra