Vice admiral cone
Conus thalassiarchus
- Usual depth17–60 m
- Water temperature28–29 °C
- Best monthsJuly
- How commonRare
About this species
Conus thalassiarchus, common name the bough 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 thalassiarchus”, 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: 2 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 1 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 4 records
- July: 13 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 17–60 m · Deepest record: 59.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 28–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Vice admiral cone, vice admiral cone
Names in 1 more languages
- German
- Astkegel
Other scientific names: Conus (Calibanus) thalassiarchus, Conus castrensis, Conus mariei, Thalassiconus thalassiarchus, Virgiconus thalassiarchus
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).
- 59 open-data records from 1958 to 1988.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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