Conus zebroides

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]

Conus zebroides
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus zebroides Kiener, L.C., 1849
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific 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

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.

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

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.
2. Kiener, L. C., 1845. Spécies Général et Iconographie des Coquilles Vivantes, 2
3. 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

• 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. PMC 4541476. PMID 26300576.

External links

• "Varioconus zebroides". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
• Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea