Conus xicoi

Conus xicoi
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus xicoi Röckel, D., 1987
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: 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.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Angola.

References

  1. 1 2 Conus xicoi Röckel, 1987.  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
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