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
Domain:	Eukaryota
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