Conus papilliferus

About this species

Conus papilliferus, common name the papilla 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: 45 records
February: 56 records
March: 83 records
April: 84 records
May: 95 records
June: 75 records
July: 74 records
August: 78 records
September: 63 records
October: 59 records
November: 40 records
December: 49 records

Depth and water temperature

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 17–29 °C

16–18 °C: 7 records
18–20 °C: 32 records
20–22 °C: 118 records
22–24 °C: 50 records
24–26 °C: 0 records
26–28 °C: 0 records
28–30 °C: 3 records

Photos

(c) Tim, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) ttsquid, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Thomas Mesaglio, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) ttsquid, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Thomas Mesaglio, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Emma Sophie, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) James K. Douch, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist

Names and classification

Other scientific names: Conus (Floraconus) papilliferus, Conus comptus, Conus jukesii, Conus rossiteri, Floraconus papilliferus

Similar species

Conus anemone
Conus aplustre
Sand-dusted cone
Conus arenatus
Captain cone
Conus capitaneus
Cat cone
Conus catus
Astrologer's cone
Conus 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).
273 open-data records from 1876 to 2013.
Species data updated November 1, 2026.