Conus xicoi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.
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.
Description The size of the shell varies between .
Distribution This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Angola.
References
Further reading
Röckel, D. 1987b. Conus xicoi, a new species from Angola (Prosobranchia: Conidae). Publicações Ocasionais da Sociedade Portuguesa de Malacologia 9: 44–48, 1 fig., 1 pl
External links
The Conus Biodiversity website Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea