Necklace cone
Conus monile
- Water temperature28–30 °C
- Best monthsApril, July, and October
- How commonRare
About this species
Conus monile, common name the necklace cone, is a species of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Conus monile”, 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: 2 records
- February: 2 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 5 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 1 records
- July: 5 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 3 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 28–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Necklace cone, necklace cone
Names in 1 more languages
- German
- Halsband-Kegelschnecke
Other scientific names: Conus (Strategoconus) monile, Conus marmoreus, Cucullus cereolus, Cucullus ornatus, Strategoconus monile
Similar species
Sand-dusted coneConus arenatus
Captain coneConus capitaneus
Cat coneConus catus
Astrologer's coneConus 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).
- 33 open-data records from 1956 to 2006.
- Species data updated November 1, 2026.
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