Conus xicoi
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| Conus xicoi | |
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| Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus xicoi Röckel, D., 1987 | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. xicoi |
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| Conus xicoi Röckel, 1987 | |
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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]
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]
