Berry cone
Conus coccineus
- Usual depth1–100 m
- Water temperature24–29 °C
- Best monthsAugust
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Takaaki Hattori, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Conus coccineus, common name the berry cone or the scarlet 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 coccineus”, 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: 3 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 3 records
- June: 3 records
- July: 1 records
- August: 9 records
- September: 3 records
- October: 3 records
- November: 1 records
- December: 3 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–100 m · Deepest record: 100 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24–29 °C
Photos
(c) Takaaki Hattori, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Berry cone, Scarlet cone, berry cone, scarlet cone
Names in 2 more languages
- German
- Scharlachkegel
- Simplified Chinese
- 花帶芋螺
Other scientific names: Conus (Rubroconus) coccineus, Conus solandri, Rolaniconus coccineus, Rubroconus coccineus
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).
- 101 open-data records from 1967 to 1997.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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