Conus xicoi

Conus xicoi
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus xicoiRöckel, D., 1987
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1) [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 [2]
Conus (Lautoconus) xicoiRöckel, 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. ^[2]

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. Limpalaër, L. (2025). "Conus xicoi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2025 e.T192492A250223720. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
2. 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): 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.