Coronated cone

Conus coronatus

Molluscs
IUCN: Least concern

Usual depth1–5 m
Water temperature4–30 °C
Best monthsJuly
How commonOccasional

Photo credit: no rights reserved · CC0 1.0 · iNaturalist

About this species

Conus coronatus, common name the crowned cone or the coronated 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 coronatus”, 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: 132 records
February: 79 records
March: 116 records
April: 121 records
May: 114 records
June: 153 records
July: 376 records
August: 132 records
September: 126 records
October: 135 records
November: 93 records
December: 100 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 1–5 m · Deepest record: 22.5 m

0–10 m: 40 records
10–20 m: 1 records
20–30 m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 4–30 °C

2–4 °C: 1 records
4–6 °C: 0 records
6–8 °C: 0 records
8–10 °C: 0 records
10–12 °C: 0 records
12–14 °C: 0 records
14–16 °C: 1 records
16–18 °C: 0 records
18–20 °C: 0 records
20–22 °C: 39 records
22–24 °C: 89 records
24–26 °C: 171 records
26–28 °C: 206 records
28–30 °C: 230 records

Photos

(c) Greg Tasney, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
(c) My-Lan Le, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Lisa Bennett, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Kelvin Perrie, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
no rights reserved · CC0 1.0 · iNaturalist
(c) Takaaki Hattori, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Tim, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Names and classification

English: Coronated cone, Crowned cone, coronated cone, crowned cone

Names in 2 more languages

German: Kronenkegel
Simplified Chinese: 花冠芋螺

Other scientific names: Conus (Virroconus) coronatus, Conus multibandatus, Conus parvus, Conus virgineus, Cucullus coronalis, Miliariconus coronatus, Virroconus coronatus

Similar species

Sand-dusted cone
Conus arenatus
Captain cone
Conus capitaneus
Cat cone
Conus catus
Astrologer's cone
Conus chaldaeus
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).
1,490 open-data records from 1901 to 2013.
Species data updated October 26, 2026.

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