
Nussatella cone
Conus nussatella
- Usual depth10–28 m
- Water temperature4–30 °C
- Best monthsJuly
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Saryu Mae 前 朝琉, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Conus nussatella, common name the Nussatella 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 nussatella”, 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: 12 records
- February: 16 records
- March: 12 records
- April: 6 records
- May: 4 records
- June: 17 records
- July: 40 records
- August: 13 records
- September: 8 records
- October: 15 records
- November: 12 records
- December: 11 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 10–28 m · Deepest record: 299.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 4–30 °C
Photos

(c) Takaaki Hattori, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Takaaki Hattori, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Nussatella cone
Names in 1 more languages
- German
- Nussatella-Kegel
Other scientific names: Conus (Hermes) nussatella, Hermes kawanishii, Hermes nussatella
Similar species
Sand-dusted coneConus arenatus
Captain coneConus capitaneus
Cat coneConus catus
Astrologer's coneConus chaldaeus
Coronated coneConus coronatus

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).
- 299 open-data records from 1904 to 2014.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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