Conus zebroides

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

Conus zebroides 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]

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.

References

  1. Tenorio, M.J. (2013). "Conus zebroides". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2013: e.T5273A3014429. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T5273A3014429.en. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  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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