Conus cyanostoma
- Water temperature20–25 °C
- Best monthsApril, May, and October
- How commonRare
About this species
Conus cyanostoma is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 9 records
- February: 8 records
- March: 17 records
- April: 18 records
- May: 18 records
- June: 10 records
- July: 17 records
- August: 11 records
- September: 11 records
- October: 18 records
- November: 13 records
- December: 4 records
Depth and water temperature
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–25 °C
Names and classification
Other scientific names: Austroconus cyanostoma, Conus (Austroconus) cyanostoma, Conus coxeni, Conus innotabilis, Leptoconus (Chelyconus) cyanostoma
Similar species
Sand-dusted coneConus arenatus
Captain coneConus capitaneus
Cat coneConus catus
Astrologer's coneConus chaldaeus
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).
- 117 open-data records from 1913 to 2005.
- Species data updated November 1, 2026.
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