Namocanus cone
Conus namocanus
- Usual depth27 m
- Water temperature4–29 °C
- Best monthsJuly
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Almed2, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
About this species
Conus namocanus, common name the Namocanus 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 namocanus”, 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: 3 records
- February: 4 records
- March: 6 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 1 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 25 records
- August: 1 records
- September: 6 records
- October: 4 records
- November: 1 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 27 m · Deepest record: 27 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 4–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Namocanus cone, namocanus cone
Names in 1 more languages
- German
- Namoca-Kegelschnecke
Other scientific names: Conus (Rhizoconus) namocanus, Conus laevigatus, Conus laevis, Rhizoconus namocanus
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).
- 116 open-data records from 1930 to 2023.
- Species data updated November 1, 2026.
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