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About this species
Conus cinereus, common name the sunburnt 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 cinereus”, 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: 1 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 1 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 3 records
- July: 8 records
- August: 1 records
- September: 1 records
- October: 1 records
- November: 1 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 37.5 m · Deepest record: 37.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24–29 °C
Photos
(c) Takaaki Hattori, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Takaaki Hattori, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
Names in 1 more languages
- Simplified Chinese
- 灰色芋螺
Other scientific names: Conus (Phasmoconus) cinereus, Conus (Phasmoconus) severinae, Conus bernardii, Conus caerulescens, Conus exaratus, Conus gabrielii, Conus gubba, Conus nisus, Conus politus, Conus severinae, Cucullus cinereus, Cucullus clavatus, Graphiconus cinereus, Phasmoconus cinereus
Similar species
Sand-dusted coneConus arenatus
Captain coneConus capitaneus
Cat coneConus catus
Astrologer's coneConus chaldaeus
Coronated coneConus 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).
- 49 open-data records from 1958 to 2006.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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