Conus xicoi

Conus xicoi
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus xicoi Röckel, D., 1987
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. xicoi
Binomial name
Conus xicoi Röckel, 1987
Synonyms[1]
Conus (Lautoconus) xicoi Röckel, 1987 · accepted, alternate representation Varioconus xicoi (Röckel, 1987)

Conus xicoi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.^[1]

Like all species within the genus Conus, these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all.

Description[]

The size of the shell varies between 16 mm and 32 mm.

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Distribution[]

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Angola.

References[]

• Röckel, D. 1987b. Conus xicoi, a new species from Angola (Prosobranchia: Conidae). Publicações Ocasionais da Sociedade Portuguesa de Malacologia 9: 44–48, 1 fig., 1 pl
• Puillandre, N.; Duda, T.F.; Meyer, C.; Olivera, B.M.; Bouchet, P. (2015). "One, four or 100 genera? A new classification of the cone snails". Journal of Molluscan Studies. 81: 1–23. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyu055. PMC 4541476. PMID 26300576.

External links[]

• The Conus Biodiversity website
• Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
• "Varioconus xicoi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.

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