Conus biliosus

About this species

Conus biliosus, common name the bilious 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 biliosus”, 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: 17 records
February: 22 records
March: 16 records
April: 24 records
May: 14 records
June: 7 records
July: 49 records
August: 15 records
September: 12 records
October: 9 records
November: 16 records
December: 22 records

Depth and water temperature

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 22–30 °C

22–24 °C: 4 records
24–26 °C: 6 records
26–28 °C: 54 records
28–30 °C: 29 records

Photos

(c) Srichakra Pranav Tamarapalli, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
(c) Srichakra Pranav Tamarapalli, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
(c) Shaunak Modi, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Kai Squires, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Javier, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Names and classification

Names in 1 more languages

Simplified Chinese: 麻點芋螺

Other scientific names: Conus (Splinoconus) biliosus, Conus concinnus, Conus piperatus, Conus punctatus, Conus roseus, Conus sapphirostoma, Cucullus biliosus, Dendroconus (Splinoconus) neoroseus, Dendroconus biliosus, Dendroconus neoroseus, Lividoconus biliosus, Splinoconus biliosus

Similar species

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

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).
231 open-data records from 1922 to 2006.
Species data updated October 26, 2026.