Weasel cone

About this species

Conus mustelinus, common name the ermine 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: 11 records
February: 10 records
March: 17 records
April: 10 records
May: 16 records
June: 18 records
July: 34 records
August: 13 records
September: 17 records
October: 7 records
November: 21 records
December: 14 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 2–29 m · Deepest record: 67 m

0–10 m: 10 records
10–20 m: 8 records
20–30 m: 9 records
30–40 m: 0 records
40–50 m: 2 records
50–60 m: 0 records
60–70 m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 20–30 °C

20–22 °C: 3 records
22–24 °C: 8 records
24–26 °C: 34 records
26–28 °C: 77 records
28–30 °C: 80 records

Photos

(c) Takaaki Hattori, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Gabriel, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Emma Sophie, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Nicola Crockford, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Javier, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Names and classification

English: Weasel cone, weasel cone

Names in 3 more languages

German: Marder-Kegelschnecke, Wieselkegel, Wiesel-Kegelschnecke
Japanese: イタチイモ
Simplified Chinese: 鼬鼠芋螺

Other scientific names: Conus (Leptoconus) zukiae, Conus (Rhizoconus) melinus, Conus (Rhizoconus) mustelinus, Conus australis, Conus melinus, Conus zukiae, Rhizoconus mustelinus

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).
375 open-data records from 1943 to 2021.
Species data updated October 26, 2026.