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.^{[ citation needed ]}

Description

The size of the shell varies between 16 and 32 mm (0.63 and 1.26 in).^{[ citation needed ]}

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Angola.^{[ citation needed ]}

References

1. Limpalaër, L. (2025). "Conus xicoi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2025 e.T192492A250223720. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-2.RLTS.T192492A250223720.en .
2. Conus xicoi Röckel, 1987 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 27 March 2010.

Further reading

• 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.