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Radial cone

Conus radiatus

  • Molluscs
  • IUCN: Least concern
  • Usual depth5–220 m
  • Water temperature28–30 °C
  • Best monthsJuly
  • How commonRare
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About this species

Conus radiatus, common name the rayed 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 radiatus”, 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: 3 records
  • March: 1 records
  • April: 0 records
  • May: 1 records
  • June: 1 records
  • July: 11 records
  • August: 1 records
  • September: 2 records
  • October: 3 records
  • November: 0 records
  • December: 0 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 5–220 m · Deepest record: 219.5 m

  • 0–10 m: 1 records
  • 10–20 m: 0 records
  • 20–30 m: 2 records
  • 30–40 m: 0 records
  • 40–50 m: 0 records
  • 50–60 m: 0 records
  • 60–70 m: 0 records
  • 70–80 m: 0 records
  • 80–90 m: 0 records
  • 90–100 m: 0 records
  • 100–110 m: 0 records
  • 110+ m: 2 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 28–30 °C

  • 26–28 °C: 1 records
  • 28–30 °C: 22 records

Names and classification

English
Radial cone, Rayed cone, radial cone, rayed cone
Names in 2 more languages
German
Gedrechselte Kegelschnecke
Simplified Chinese
光環芋螺

Other scientific names: Conus (Phasmoconus) radiatus, Phasmoconus (Phasmoconus) radiatus, Phasmoconus radiatus

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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).
  • 55 open-data records from 1956 to 2006.
  • Species data updated October 26, 2026.

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