Magical cone
Conus magus
- Usual depth1–5 m
- Water temperature23–30 °C
- Best monthsJuly
- How commonOccasional
Photo credit: (c) Richard Parker，保留部分权利（CC BY） · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Conus magus, common name the magical cone, 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 magus”, 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: 16 records
- February: 14 records
- March: 7 records
- April: 8 records
- May: 10 records
- June: 12 records
- July: 141 records
- August: 23 records
- September: 7 records
- October: 8 records
- November: 3 records
- December: 5 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–5 m · Deepest record: 56.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 23–30 °C
Photos
(c) Richard Parker，保留部分权利（CC BY） · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) River Ahlquist, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Javier, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Magical cone, magical cone
Names in 1 more languages
- German
- Zauberkegel
Other scientific names: Conus (Phasmoconus) ambaroides, Conus (Pionoconus) magus, Conus adansoni, Conus assimilis, Conus borneensis, Conus consul, Conus epistomioides, Conus fucatus, Conus fulvobullatus, Conus rollandi, Conus tasmaniae, Cucullus caesius, Pionoconus magus
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).
- 580 open-data records from 1901 to 2010.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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