Conus xicoi

Conus xicoi
	Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus xicoi Röckel, D., 1987
Conservation status
	; Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
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
	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.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Angola.

References

^ ^a ^b Conus xicoi Röckel, 1987. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.

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.

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[WoRMS-1] Conus xicoi Röckel, 1987. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.

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