Tulip cone

About this species

Conus tulipa, common name the tulip cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 13 records
February: 12 records
March: 13 records
April: 3 records
May: 2 records
June: 16 records
July: 91 records
August: 24 records
September: 11 records
October: 15 records
November: 11 records
December: 13 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 1–15 m · Deepest record: 14.5 m

0–10 m: 6 records
10–20 m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 4–30 °C

2–4 °C: 2 records
4–6 °C: 0 records
6–8 °C: 0 records
8–10 °C: 0 records
10–12 °C: 0 records
12–14 °C: 0 records
14–16 °C: 0 records
16–18 °C: 0 records
18–20 °C: 0 records
20–22 °C: 0 records
22–24 °C: 0 records
24–26 °C: 36 records
26–28 °C: 91 records
28–30 °C: 121 records

Photos

(c) Gabriel, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Saryu Mae 前朝琉, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Takaaki Hattori, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Lisa Bennett, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Lisa Bennett, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Names and classification

English: Tulip cone, tulip cone

Names in 2 more languages

German: Tulpen-Kegelschnecke, Tulpenkegel tulip cone
Japanese: シロアンボイナ

Other scientific names: Conus (Chelyconus) borbonicus, Conus (Gastridium) tulipa, Conus borbonicus, Coronaxis nebulosa, Cucullus purpureus, Gastridium tulipa

Similar species

Sand-dusted cone
Conus arenatus
Captain cone
Conus capitaneus
Cat cone
Conus catus
Astrologer's cone
Conus chaldaeus
Coronated cone
Conus coronatus
Conus distans

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).
271 open-data records from 1834 to 2012.
Species data updated October 26, 2026.