Conus zebroides

Conus zebroides
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus zebroides Kiener, L.C., 1849
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 2.3)
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 [1]
Synonyms[2]
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.^[2]

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.^[3]

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to Angola.

Gallery

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  Conus zebroides Kiener, L.C., 1849

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  Conus zebroides Kiener, L.C., 1849

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  Conus zebroides Kiener, L.C., 1849

External links

• Gastropods.com: Varioconus zebroides; accessed: 18 July 2011
• Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea

References

1. Kiener, L. C., 1845. Spécies Général et Iconographie des Coquilles Vivantes, 2
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
3. G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences

• Kiener L.C. 1844-1850. Spécies général et iconographie des coquilles vivantes. Vol. 2. Famille des Enroulées. Genre Cone (Conus, Lam.), pp. 1-379, pl. 1-111 [pp. 1-48 (1846); 49-160 (1847); 161-192 (1848); 193-240 (1849); 241-[379](assumed to be 1850); plates 4,6 (1844); 2-3, 5, 7-32, 34-36, 38, 40-50 (1845); 33, 37, 39, 51-52, 54-56, 57-68, 74-77 (1846); 1, 69-73, 78-103 (1847); 104-106 (1848); 107 (1849); 108-111 (1850)]. Paris, Rousseau & J.B. Baillière
• Bouchet, P. 1996. Conus zebroides. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 6 August 2007.
• Filmer R.M. (2001). A Catalogue of Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidae 1758 - 1998. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden. 388pp.
• Tucker J.K. (2009). Recent cone species database. 4 September 2009 Edition.
• 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: 1–23. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyu055.