Flag cone

About this species

Conus vexillum, common name the vexillum cone or the flag 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: 14 records
February: 28 records
March: 18 records
April: 15 records
May: 12 records
June: 17 records
July: 101 records
August: 35 records
September: 24 records
October: 15 records
November: 24 records
December: 29 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 1–51 m · Deepest record: 246.9 m

0–10 m: 14 records
10–20 m: 7 records
20–30 m: 2 records
30–40 m: 1 records
40–50 m: 0 records
50–60 m: 2 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: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 4–30 °C

2–4 °C: 1 records
4–6 °C: 1 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: 1 records
20–22 °C: 1 records
22–24 °C: 4 records
24–26 °C: 55 records
26–28 °C: 105 records
28–30 °C: 158 records

Photos

(c) TonyT, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Takaaki Hattori, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Javier, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Ryan McMinds, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Takaaki Hattori, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Tim, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Names and classification

English: Flag cone, Vexillum cone, flag cone, vexillum cone

Names in 3 more languages

German: Fahnenkegel, Flaggenkegel
Japanese: カバミナシ
Simplified Chinese: 旗幟芋螺

Other scientific names: Conus (Rhizoconus) vexillum, Conus kersteni, Conus leopardus, Conus robillardi, Conus sulphuratus, Conus sumatrensis, Cucullus canonicus, Rhizoconus vexillum

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).
524 open-data records from 1906 to 2015.
Species data updated October 26, 2026.