Conus crocatus

{{Short description|Species of sea snail}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}}

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| taxon = Conus crocatus

| image = Conus crocatus 1.jpg

| image2 = Conus crocatus 2.jpg

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Kohn, A. |date=2013 |title=Conus crocatus |volume=2013 |page=e.T192729A2151106|doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T192729A2151106.en |access-date=25 April 2024}}

| image_caption = Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus crocatus Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de, 1810

| authority = Lamarck, 1810

| synonyms_ref = {{WRMS species|426467|Conus crocatus Lamarck, 1810||27 March 2010}}

| synonyms = * Conus (Darioconus) crocatus Lamarck, 1810 · accepted, alternate representation

• Conus crocatus crocatus Lamarck, 1810
• Conus crocatus magister Doiteau, 1981
• Darioconus crocatus (Lamarck, 1810)
• Darioconus crocatus crocatus (Lamarck, 1810)

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Conus crocatus, common name the saffron cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.

;Subspecies :

• Conus crocatus pseudomagister (Allary & Cossignani, 2016)
• Conus crocatus thailandis Motta, A.J. da, 1978[http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=428473/ Accessed through: WoRMS]

Like all species within the genus Conus, these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of stinging humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all.

;Synonyms:

• Conus crocatus crocatus Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de, 1810: alternate representation of Conus crocatus Lamarck, 1810
• Conus crocatus magister Doiteau, C., 1981 [http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=428493/ Accessed through: WoRMS]: synonym of Conus crocatus Lamarck, 1810