Conus anemone

About this species

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

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 362 records
February: 214 records
March: 239 records
April: 231 records
May: 167 records
June: 162 records
July: 157 records
August: 164 records
September: 239 records
October: 268 records
November: 232 records
December: 190 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 0–5 m · Deepest record: 96.7 m

0–10 m: 163 records
10–20 m: 5 records
20–30 m: 0 records
30–40 m: 0 records
40–50 m: 0 records
50–60 m: 1 records
60–70 m: 0 records
70–80 m: 0 records
80–90 m: 0 records
90–100 m: 2 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 14–28 °C

12–14 °C: 7 records
14–16 °C: 213 records
16–18 °C: 50 records
18–20 °C: 29 records
20–22 °C: 49 records
22–24 °C: 6 records
24–26 °C: 2 records
26–28 °C: 15 records
28–30 °C: 1 records

Photos

(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Tim, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
(c) Peter Crowcroft, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) ttsquid, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) James K. Douch, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
(c) Peter Crowcroft, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Thomas Mesaglio, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Names and classification

Other scientific names: Conus (Floraconus) anemone, Conus carmeli, Conus flindersi, Conus incinctus, Conus maculatus, Conus maculosus, Conus nitidissimus, Conus remo, Conus roseotinctus, Conus superstriatus, Floraconus anemone, Floraconus peronianus, Floraconus saundersi, Floraconus singletoni

Similar species

Conus aplustre
Sand-dusted cone
Conus arenatus
Captain cone
Conus capitaneus
Cat cone
Conus catus
Astrologer's cone
Conus chaldaeus
Coronated cone
Conus coronatus

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).
2,094 open-data records from 1880 to 2023.
Species data updated November 1, 2026.