Feathered cone
Conus pennaceus
- Usual depth2–10 m
- Water temperature20–30 °C
- Best monthsJuly
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Almed2，保留部分权利（CC BY-SA） · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
About this species
Conus pennaceus, common name the feathered cone or the episcopal 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 pennaceus”, 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: 5 records
- February: 1 records
- March: 3 records
- April: 3 records
- May: 4 records
- June: 3 records
- July: 21 records
- August: 9 records
- September: 4 records
- October: 1 records
- November: 2 records
- December: 4 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 2–10 m · Deepest record: 10 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–30 °C
Photos
(c) novvictan, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Nicola Crockford, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Feathered cone, Penniform cone, feathered cone, penniform cone
Names in 1 more languages
- German
- Federförmige Kegelschnecke, Federkegel, Feder-Kegelschnecke
Other scientific names: Conus (Darioconus) pennaceus, Conus colubrinus, Conus elisae, Cucullus aureus, Cucullus gentilis, Cylindrus pennaceus, Darioconus colubrinus, Darioconus pennaceus
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).
- 316 open-data records from 1923 to 2008.
- Species data updated November 1, 2026.
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