Conus zebroides

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Conus zebroides
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus zebroides Kiener, L.C., 1849
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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) zebroides Kiener, 1848 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus angolensis Paes Da Franca, 1957
  • Varioconus zebroides Kiener, 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]

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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