Engraved cone

Conus inscriptus

Molluscs
IUCN: Least concern

Usual depth29–78 m
Water temperature23–29 °C
Best monthsJune
How commonRare

About this species

Conus inscriptus 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 inscriptus”, 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: 0 records
February: 0 records
March: 6 records
April: 4 records
May: 0 records
June: 34 records
July: 12 records
August: 0 records
September: 0 records
October: 0 records
November: 0 records
December: 0 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 29–78 m · Deepest record: 115 m

20–30 m: 3 records
30–40 m: 1 records
40–50 m: 9 records
50–60 m: 6 records
60–70 m: 3 records
70–80 m: 3 records
80–90 m: 1 records
90–100 m: 0 records
100–110 m: 0 records
110–120 m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 23–29 °C

22–24 °C: 2 records
24–26 °C: 33 records
26–28 °C: 6 records
28–30 °C: 29 records

Names and classification

English: Engraved cone, Tiled cone, engraved cone, tiled cone

Names in 2 more languages

German: Gekachelte Kegelschnecke, Gemeißelte Kegelschnecke
Simplified Chinese: 長頸鹿芋螺

Other scientific names: Asprella inscripta, Conus (Conus) keatiformis, Conus (Phasmoconus) inscriptus, Conus cuneiformis, Conus keatiformis, Conus tegulatus, Graphiconus cavailloni, Graphiconus inscriptus, Leptoconus inscriptus, Phasmoconus (Phasmoconus) inscriptus

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).
151 open-data records from 1962 to 2012.
Species data updated November 1, 2026.

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