Pontificial cone

About this species

Conus dorreensis, common name the pontifical cone, 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: 39 records
February: 2 records
March: 7 records
April: 15 records
May: 5 records
June: 3 records
July: 21 records
August: 10 records
September: 9 records
October: 13 records
November: 5 records
December: 12 records

Depth and water temperature

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 14–28 °C

14–16 °C: 1 records
16–18 °C: 0 records
18–20 °C: 11 records
20–22 °C: 22 records
22–24 °C: 18 records
24–26 °C: 31 records
26–28 °C: 3 records
28–30 °C: 1 records

Photos

(c) Grady Duffy, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Thomas Mesaglio, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Peter Crowcroft, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) pimelea, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Peter Crowcroft, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Belinda Forbes, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Thomas Mesaglio, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Names and classification

English: Pontificial cone, pontificial cone

Names in 1 more languages

German: Papstkrone, Papstkronen-Kegelschnecke

Other scientific names: Conus (Virroconus) dorreensis, Conus pontificalis, Dyraspis dorreensis

Similar species

Conus anemone
Conus aplustre
Sand-dusted cone
Conus arenatus
Captain cone
Conus capitaneus
Cat cone
Conus catus
Astrologer's cone
Conus 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).
190 open-data records from 1943 to 2004.
Species data updated November 1, 2026.