Conus zebroides

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Conus zebroides
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Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus zebroidesKiener, L.C., 1849
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. zebroides
Binomial name
Conus zebroides
Kiener, 1845 [2]
Synonyms [3]
  • Conus (Lautoconus) zebroidesKiener, 1848 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus angolensisPaes Da Franca, 1957
  • Varioconus zebroidesKiener, L.C., 1845

Conus zebroides, common name, the Quaga cone, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, known as the cone snails, cone shells or cones. [3]

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Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 18 mm and 51 mm. The shell is yellowish brown, longitudinally, irregularly striped with chestnut, extending over the spire. [4]

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to Angola.

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References

  1. ↑ Tenorio, M.J. (2013). "Conus zebroides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2013: e.T5273A3014429. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T5273A3014429.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ↑ Kiener, L. C., 1845. Spécies Général et Iconographie des Coquilles Vivantes, 2
  3. 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus zebroides Kiener, 1848. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=224487 on 2015-12-31
  4. ↑ G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences
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