Sutured Cone
Conus suturatus
- Usual depth12–32 m
- Water temperature23–29 °C
- Best monthsJuly and August
- How commonRare
About this species
Conus suturatus, common name the violet-base 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 suturatus”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
Loading the map
Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 2 records
- February: 3 records
- March: 1 records
- April: 2 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 3 records
- July: 14 records
- August: 10 records
- September: 5 records
- October: 5 records
- November: 3 records
- December: 8 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 12–32 m · Deepest record: 32 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 23–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Sutured Cone
Other scientific names: Conus (Tesselliconus) suturatus, Conus hawaiensis, Conus turbinatus, Lithoconus suturatus, Tesselliconus suturatus
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).
- 164 open-data records from 1892 to 2008.
- Species data updated November 1, 2026.
Log what you see on your next dive
The free DiveHive diver app keeps your logbook with every sighting and shows what lives at the site you dive next.