Kegel admirable cone
Conus praecellens
- Usual depth38–304 m
- Water temperature27–30 °C
- Best monthsJuly, September, and October
- How commonRare
About this species
Conus praecellens, common name the admirable 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 praecellens”, 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: 0 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 2 records
- April: 1 records
- May: 2 records
- June: 3 records
- July: 6 records
- August: 2 records
- September: 5 records
- October: 8 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 38–304 m · Deepest record: 420 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 27–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Kegel admirable cone
Names in 2 more languages
- German
- Wunderbarer
- Japanese
- キシュウイモ
Other scientific names: Conus (Conospira) sinensis, Conus (Turriconus) praecellens, Conus bicolor, Conus sinensis, Conus sowerbii, Conus sowerbyi, Kurodaconus praecellens, Leptoconus praecellens, Turriconus (Turriconus) praecellens, Turriconus bicolor, Turriconus praecellens
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).
- 171 open-data records from 1963 to 2014.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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