Lithograph cone
Conus litoglyphus
- Usual depth13–54 m
- Water temperature23–30 °C
- Best monthsJuly
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Takaaki Hattori, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Conus litoglyphus, common name the lithograph cone, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, more popularly known as a cone snail, cone shell or cone.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 7 records
- February: 5 records
- March: 9 records
- April: 1 records
- May: 5 records
- June: 17 records
- July: 49 records
- August: 14 records
- September: 12 records
- October: 10 records
- November: 10 records
- December: 18 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 13–54 m · Deepest record: 388 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 23–30 °C
Photos
(c) Takaaki Hattori, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) novvictan, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
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Names and classification
- English
- Lithograph cone, Pebble-carved cone, lithograph cone, pebble-carved cone
Names in 2 more languages
- German
- Lithographische Kegelschnecke
- Simplified Chinese
- 玉帶芋螺
Other scientific names: Conus (Rhizoconus) seychellensis, Conus (Strategoconus) circumactus, Conus (Strategoconus) litoglyphus, Conus albomaculatus, Conus bicolor, Conus carpenteri, Conus cinctus, Conus circumactus, Conus hammatus, Conus inermis, Conus lacinulatus, Conus pulchellus, Conus seychellensis, Conus subcapitaneus, Cucullus cinamomeus, Cucullus orleanus, Leptoconus litoglyphus, Strategoconus circumactus, Strategoconus litoglyphus, Vituliconus circumactus
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).
- 350 open-data records from 1917 to 2014.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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