Fig cone
Conus figulinus
- Usual depth1–20 m
- Water temperature23–30 °C
- Best monthsJuly
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Matt B, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Conus figulinus, common name the fig cone, is a cone snail, 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 figulinus”, 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: 7 records
- February: 14 records
- March: 4 records
- April: 7 records
- May: 3 records
- June: 6 records
- July: 53 records
- August: 10 records
- September: 11 records
- October: 10 records
- November: 5 records
- December: 11 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–20 m · Deepest record: 20 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 23–30 °C
Photos
no rights reserved · CC0 1.0 · iNaturalist 
(c) Matt B, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Javier, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Hugo Innes, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Srichakra Pranav Tamarapalli, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist 
(c) portioid, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Fig cone, fig cone
Names in 2 more languages
- German
- Feigenkegel, Feigen-Kegelschnecke
- Japanese
- スジイモ
Other scientific names: Cleobula figulina, Conus (Dendroconus) figulinus, Dendroconus figulinus
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).
- 277 open-data records from 1902 to 2008.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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