Music cone

About this species

Conus musicus, common name the music cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 54 records
February: 50 records
March: 56 records
April: 37 records
May: 51 records
June: 42 records
July: 141 records
August: 72 records
September: 56 records
October: 58 records
November: 44 records
December: 87 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 2–60 m · Deepest record: 354.5 m

0–10 m: 27 records
10–20 m: 12 records
20–30 m: 7 records
30–40 m: 2 records
40–50 m: 2 records
50–60 m: 0 records
60–70 m: 2 records
70–80 m: 0 records
80–90 m: 0 records
90–100 m: 0 records
100–110 m: 1 records
110+ m: 3 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 21–30 °C

20–22 °C: 8 records
22–24 °C: 49 records
24–26 °C: 91 records
26–28 °C: 114 records
28–30 °C: 196 records

Photos

(c) Jono, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Alesha Teitzel, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Tim, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Dan Schofield, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Jay Paroline, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Emma Sophie, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Emma Sophie, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Names and classification

English: Music cone, music cone

Names in 1 more languages

German: Musikkegel

Other scientific names: Conus (Harmoniconus) musicus, Conus acutus, Conus mighelsi, Harmoniconus musicus

Similar species

Sand-dusted cone
Conus arenatus
Captain cone
Conus capitaneus
Cat cone
Conus catus
Astrologer's cone
Conus chaldaeus
Coronated cone
Conus coronatus
Conus distans

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).
650 open-data records from 1913 to 2016.
Species data updated October 26, 2026.