Conical Moon Snail

About this species

Conuber conicum, the conical moon snail, is a species of predatory sea snail, in the family Naticidae, the moon snails. It was first described in 1822 as Natica conica by Jean-Baptiste Lamarck.

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 300 records
February: 200 records
March: 216 records
April: 202 records
May: 161 records
June: 167 records
July: 162 records
August: 202 records
September: 244 records
October: 246 records
November: 226 records
December: 211 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 0 m · Deepest record: 35 m

0–10 m: 222 records
10–20 m: 1 records
20–30 m: 3 records
30–40 m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 14–28 °C

12–14 °C: 47 records
14–16 °C: 130 records
16–18 °C: 31 records
18–20 °C: 17 records
20–22 °C: 47 records
22–24 °C: 46 records
24–26 °C: 27 records
26–28 °C: 24 records
28–30 °C: 1 records

Photos

(c) Thomas Mesaglio, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Thomas Mesaglio, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Tom Field, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) ttsquid, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Gary Williams, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
(c) Peter Crowcroft, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Rod Lowther, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Names and classification

English: Conical Moon Snail

Other scientific names: Natica conica, Natica pyramis, Natica tasmanica, Natica ustulata, Polinices conicus, Sigaretus acuminatus

Similar species

Conuber incei
Leaden Sand Snail
Conuber sordidum
Conuber melastoma
Eunaticina umbilicata
Black-mouth moonsnail
Mammilla melanostoma
Mammilla simiae

Sources and credits

Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).

Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
1,651 open-data records from 1880 to 2017.
Species data updated November 1, 2026.