Sand-dusted cone

About this species

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

Text from the Wikipedia article “Conus arenatus”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article

Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 32 records
February: 31 records
March: 24 records
April: 13 records
May: 34 records
June: 34 records
July: 171 records
August: 41 records
September: 36 records
October: 32 records
November: 37 records
December: 51 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 1–31 m · Deepest record: 60 m

0–10 m: 49 records
10–20 m: 14 records
20–30 m: 16 records
30–40 m: 7 records
40–50 m: 0 records
50–60 m: 1 records
60–70 m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 22–30 °C

20–22 °C: 1 records
22–24 °C: 15 records
24–26 °C: 117 records
26–28 °C: 153 records
28–30 °C: 188 records

Photos

(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Takaaki Hattori, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Javier, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) libby hepburn, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Leonel Roget, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Takaaki Hattori, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Javier, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Names and classification

English: Sand-dusted cone, sand-dusted cone

Names in 2 more languages

German: Sandkegel
Japanese: コモンイモ

Other scientific names: Conus (Puncticulis) arenatus, Conus armatus, Cucullus arenosus, Cucullus stercusmuscarum, Dendroconus arenatus, Puncticulis arenatus

Similar species

Captain cone
Conus capitaneus
Cat cone
Conus catus
Astrologer's cone
Conus chaldaeus
Coronated cone
Conus coronatus
Conus distans
Black-and-white cone
Conus ebraeus

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).
945 open-data records from 1907 to 2021.
Species data updated October 26, 2026.