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Zoned cone
Conus zonatus
Valid name (WoRMS, AphiaID 215568, checked 2026-10-31).
- English
- Zoned cone
- Scientific
- Conus zonatus
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Cone snails
- Family
- Conidae (cone snails)
- Depth and habitat
- Sea floor (benthic)
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2011
Description
The zoned cone is a cone of the Indian Ocean with a grey to bluish shell crossed by dark bands and fine white flecks. It lives on reefs. It is venomous like all cones.
In the Maldives
Recorded from the Maldives: museum specimens (n=60); iNaturalist research-grade observations in the Maldives (n=7, 3 observers); SeaLifeBase Maldives checklist.
Sources
- sealifebase.se /summary/Conus-zonatus.html
- marinespecies.org /aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=215568
- inaturalist.org /taxa/432264
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Conus_zonatus_1.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No species-level Dhivehi name found in Dhivehi Wikipedia, SeaLifeBase (country: Maldives) or MRS/MMRI invertebrate publications.